Question: A hockey puck moving at 0.45 m/s collides elastically with another puck that was at rest. The pucks have equal mass. The first puck is

A hockey puck moving at 0.45 m/s collides elastically with another puck that was at rest. The pucks have equal mass. The first puck is deflected 37° to the right and moves off at 0.36 m/s. Find the speed and direction of the second puck after the collision?

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