A 20 g ball of clay traveling east at 2.0 m/s collides with a 20 g ball of clay traveling north at 2.0 m/s.

a) What is the speed of the resulting 40 g ball of clay?Express your answer with the appropriate units.

b) What is the direction of the resulting ball of clay?Express your answer in degrees.

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To solve this problem we can use the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of kinetic energy a Conservation of momentum states that the total momentum before the collision is equal t... View the full answer