Bouncy ball a of mass m a = 2 kg is moving to the right at 2 m/s when it collides with and bounces off a second ball of mass m b = 3 kg moving to the left at 3 m/s.  After the collision, the ball b is moving to the right at 1 m/s.   What is the final velocity of ball a?

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Bouncy ball a of mass m a = 2 kg is moving to the right at 2 m/s when it collides with and bounces off a second ball of mass m b = 3 kg moving to the left at 3 m/s.  After the collision, the ball b is moving to the right at 1 m/s.

 

What is the final velocity of ball a?

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Applying the laws of conservation not momentum ,which states that the sum of moments of two objects before collision is equal to the sum of the moments after the collision provided there is no external unbalanced force acting on them. 

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