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drkidd22
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Homework Statement
The white ball (2kg) in the figure has a speed of 1.74 m/s and the yellow ball (1kg) is at rest prior to an elastic glancing collision. After the collision the white ball has a speed of 1.37 m/s. what angle does it scatter at if the yellow ball is scattered at 280 degrees?
Homework Equations
mva=mvacos(@)+mvbcos(@)
The Attempt at a Solution
2(1.37)Cos(@)a+0.58Cos280
2.74Cos@+.10
=92 degrees
I think I'm close, but not quite.
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