A puck of radius 2R approaches two smaller pucks of radius R at 0.4 m/s along a line between them as shown. It strikes them simultaneously pushing them away at the same angle above and below the original puck direction. The collision causes the large puck to slow to 0.2 m/s. The pucks all have the same thickness and density.   (a) What is the x-component of the velocity of the smaller pucks

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A puck of radius 2R approaches two smaller pucks of radius R at 0.4 m/s along a line between them as shown. It strikes them simultaneously pushing them away at the same angle above and below the original puck direction. The collision causes the large puck to slow to 0.2 m/s. The pucks all have the same thickness and density.

 

(a) What is the x-component of the velocity of the smaller pucks after the collision in m/s?

 

(b) What is the magnitude of the y-component of the velcoity of the smaller pucks after the collision in m/s?

 

(c) If the collision had been perfectly inelastic, what would have been the final speed of the three pucks in m/s?

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