On a frictionless horizontal air table, puck A (with mass
0.245 kg
k
g
) is moving toward puck B (with mass 0.372 kg
k
g
), which is initially at rest. After the collision, puck A has
velocity 0.125 m/s
m
/
s
to the left, and puck B has velocity 0.654 m/s
m
/
s
to the right.
Part A Part complete
What was the speed vAi
v
A
i
of puck A before the collision?
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vAi
v
A
i
=
0.868
m/s
m
/
s
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Part B
Calculate ΔK
Δ
K
, the change in the total kinetic energy of the system that
occurs during the collision.
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ΔK
Δ
K
=
0.7
J
J
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