Two billiard balls are initially traveling toward each other with Ball 1 having a velocity of 4.50 m/s to the right and Ball 2 having a velocity of 7.50 m/s to the left. The balls undergo an elastic, head-on collision. Find their final velocities. (Define the positive direction to be to the right.)

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Two billiard balls are initially traveling toward each other with Ball 1 having a velocity of 4.50 m/s to the right and Ball 2 having a velocity of 7.50 m/s to the left. The balls undergo an elastic, head-on collision. Find their final velocities. (Define the positive direction to be to the right.)First consider two identical objects with equal mass, one is at rest and the other has a velocity of 1.00 m/s to the right. The moving object collides head on elastically with the stationary object. What is the final velocity of the object that was initially stationary?

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