The drawing shows a collision between two pucks on an air-hockey table. Puck A has a mass of 0.0170 kg and is moving along the x axis with a velocity of +4.65 m/s. It makes a collision with puck B, which has a mass of 0.0340 kg and is initially at rest. The collision is not head-on. After the collision, the two pucks fly apart with the angles shown in the drawing . Find the speed of (a) puck A, (b) puck B .

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A 65 A B 37 At rest Before collision After collision A 65 A B 37 At rest Before collision After collision

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Solution Applying Conservation of linear momentum Initial M... View the full answer