Two identical pucks are on an air table. Puck A has an initial velocity of 2.0 m/s

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Two identical pucks are on an air table. Puck A has an initial velocity of 2.0 m/s in the +x-direction. Puck B is at rest. Puck A collides with puck B, and A moves off at 1.0 m/s at an angle of 60° above the x-axis. 

(a) What are the speed and direction of puck B after the collision? 

(b) Was the collision elastic?

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