Question:
The drawing shows a collision between 2 pucks on an air hockey table. Puck A has a mass of 0.025 kg and is moving allong the x axis with a velocity of +5.5 m/s. It makes a collision with puck B, which has a mass of 0.050 kg and is initially at rest. The collision is not head-on. After the collision, the 2 pucks fliy apart with the angles shown in the drawing. Find the final speed of (a) puck A and (b) puck B.
Drawing and my incomplete attempt
The drawing shows a collision between 2 pucks on an air hockey table. Puck A has a mass of 0.025 kg and is moving allong the x axis with a velocity of +5.5 m/s. It makes a collision with puck B, which has a mass of 0.050 kg and is initially at rest. The collision is not head-on. After the collision, the 2 pucks fliy apart with the angles shown in the drawing. Find the final speed of (a) puck A and (b) puck B.
Drawing and my incomplete attempt