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Homework Statement
A 0.159kg glider is moving to the right on a frictionless, horizontal air track with a speed of 0.870m/s . It has a head-on collision with a 0.310kg glider that is moving to the left with a speed of 2.15m/s . Suppose the collision is elastic.
a) Find the magnitude of the final velocity of the 0.159kg glider.
b) Find the magnitude of the final velocity of the 0.310kg glider.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I know that both the kinetic energy and the momentum is preserved, and I have "constructed" both the equations, but I can't get the right answer!
Here are my previous answers (which were wrong):
Part A:
2.1752
1.7161
1.1262
0.4295
Part B:
0.5899
0.4295
0.2
Thanks!