A 0.140 kg glider is moving to the right on a frictionless, horizontal air track with...

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A 0.140 kg glider is moving to the right on a frictionless,horizontal air track with a speed of 0.720 m/s. It has a head-oncollision with a 0.302 kg glider that is moving to the left with aspeed of 2.13 m/s. Suppose the collision is elastic.

a) Find the magnitude of the final velocity of the 0.140 kgglider. Express your answer in meters per second.

b) Find the direction of the final velocity of the 0.140 kgglider.

c) Find the magnitude of the final velocity of the 0.302 kgglider. Express your answer in meters per second.

d) Find the direction of the final velocity of the 0.302 kgglider.

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Let us consider the right side direction as the positivedirection and the left side direction as the negativedirectionMass of the first glider m1 014 kgMass of the second    See Answer
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