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Two asteroids collide at a 90o angle.  Before the collision, one asteroid, with a mass of 15,000...

Two asteroids collide at a 90o angle.  Before the collision, one asteroid, with a mass of 15,000 kg, is moving with a velocity of 25 m/s to the right.  The other asteroid, with a mass of 25,000 kg, is moving with a velocity of 35 m/s in a downward direction.  They collide so that the first asteroid (the smaller one) hits the left side of the second asteroid, and then continues to move forward, but with only 1/5 of its original speed.  Find the new speed and direction of the larger asteroid.

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