Each croquet ball in a set has a mass of 0.46 kg. The green ball, traveling at 10.6 m/s, strikes the blue ball, which is at rest. Assuming that the balls slide on a friction-
less surface and all collisions are head-on, find
the final speed of the blue ball in each of the
following situations:
a) The green ball stops moving after it
strikes the blue ball. Answer in units of m/s.
b) The green ball continues moving after the collision at 2.5 m/s in the same direction. Answer in units of m/s.
c) The green ball continues moving after the collision at 0.8 m/s in the same direction. Answer in units of m/s.