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Homework Statement
What is the angle theta with respect to north made by the velocity vector of the two cars after the collision?
Express your answer in terms of phi. Your answer should contain an inverse trigonometric function.
the cars are both of mass m.
Homework Equations
I already found v_final for the first part of the question. The hint says that tan theta = v_final in the x direction / v_final in the y direction.
The Attempt at a Solution
This equation is wrong: (m(2v)+m(v)sin(phi))/(2mv_final cos(theta)) = tan(theta)