A pool player strikes a 1.25kg cue ball directly towards another ball, at rest, that has...

 

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A pool player strikes a 1.25kg cue ball directly towards another ball, at rest, that has the same mass. The two collide elastically and the second ball moves away with a velocity of 12ms¹. What is the velocity of the cue ball before the collision? A pool player strikes a 1.25kg cue ball directly towards another ball, at rest, that has the same mass. The two collide elastically and the second ball moves away with a velocity of 12ms¹. What is the velocity of the cue ball before the collision?

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To solve this problem we can use the principle of conservation of momentum In an elastic collision t... View the full answer