On a frictionless horizontal air table, puck A (with mass 0.253 kg) is moving toward puck...

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On a frictionless horizontal air table, puck A (with mass 0.253kg) is moving toward puck B (with mass 0.374 kg) which is initiallyat rest. After the collision, puck A has velocity 0.119 m/s to theleft and puck B has velocity 0.649 m/s to the right. Part A: Whatwas the speed vAi of puck A before the collision? Part B:Calculate ΔK, the change in the total kinetic energy ofthe system that occurs during the collision.

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