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Consider a system containing two microbes. Microbe 1 has mass 9.11x10-31kg and is traveling at a...

Consider a system containing two microbes. Microbe 1 has mass 9.11x10-31kg and is traveling at a speed of 1200 m/s due South. Microbe 2 has mass 1.67x10-27 kg and is traveling at a speed of 2.00m/s due North.

  1. At t=0, the microbes are 100 meters apart. How far north of microbe 2 is the center of mass of the entire system?
  2. Prior to their collision, what is the velocity of the center of mass of the system?
  3. The microbes collide elastically. After their collision, what is the velocity of the center of mass of the system?
  4. What are the velocities of each microbe after the collision? Be sure to label which frame of reference your answer is in.
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