Answer to Question #190777 in Physics for Jordan

Question

An object of mass 5 kg travelling from left to right at 6ms-1 collides with an object of mass 4kg which is travelling at 2.5ms-1 from right to left. The 4kg object bounces back at 2ms-1

Answer 1

$m_1v_1-m_2v_2=m_1v_1'+m_2v_2'\to$

$5\cdot6-4\cdot2.5=5\cdot v_1'+4\cdot2\to v_1'=2.4\ (m/s)$ . Answer