Suppose that a bowling ball collides elastically with a row of stationary bowling balls all of the...

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Suppose that a bowling ball collides elastically with a row ofstationary bowling balls
all of the same mass. All the bowling balls are confined to moveonly along the gutter
beside the lane in a bowling alley. Prove that after the collisiononly one ball can be in
motion. Use the laws of conservation of momentum and conservationof energy (kinetic
energy) to support your answer.

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