Question: A Ricocheting Bullet 0.100-kg stone rests on a frictionless, horizontal surface. A bullet of mass 6.00 g, traveling horizontally at 350 m/s, strikes the stone

A Ricocheting Bullet 0.100-kg stone rests on a frictionless, horizontal surface. A bullet of mass 6.00 g, traveling horizontally at 350 m/s, strikes the stone and rebounds horizontally at right angles to its original direction with a speed of 250 m/s.
(a) Compute the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the stone after it is struck.
(b) Is the collision perfectly elastic?

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