Challenge Problem A particle with mass m is shot with a speed v toward another particle with mass 2m that is initially at rest. The first particle collides elastically with the second and is scattered at an angle of 90° relative to its original path. (a) At what angle does the second particle move after the collision? (b) What are the final speeds of the particles after the collision?

Challenge Problem A particle with mass m is shot with a speed v toward another particle with mass 2m that is initially at rest. The first particle collides elastically with the second and is scattered at an angle of 90° relative to its original path. (a) At what angle does the second particle move after the collision? (b) What are the final speeds of the particles after the collision?

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7. Challenge Problem A particle with mass m is shot with a speed v toward another particle with mass 2m
that is initially at rest. The first particle collides elastically with the second and is scattered at an angle of
90° relative to its original path.
(a) At what angle does the second particle move after the collision?
(b) What are the final speeds of the particles after the collision?

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