A bumper car with mass m1 = 116 kg is moving to theright with a velocity of v1 = 4 m/s. A second bumper carwith mass m2 = 97 kg is moving to the left with avelocity of v2 = -3 m/s. The two cars have an elasticcollision. Assume the surface is frictionless.
1)What is the velocity of thecenter of mass of the system?
2)What is the initial velocity ofcar 1 in the center-of-mass reference frame?
3)What is the final velocity of car 1 in thecenter-of-mass reference frame?
4)What is the final velocity ofcar 1 in the ground (original) reference frame?
5)What is the final velocity ofcar 2 in the ground (original) reference frame?
6)In a new (inelastic) collision, the same twobumper cars with the same initial velocities now latch together asthey collide. What is thefinal speed of the two bumper cars after the collision?
