Question

Two hockey pucks with mass 0.1 kg slide across the ice and collide. Before
the collision, puck 1 is going 15 m/s to the east and puck 2 is going 12 m/s to
the west. After the collision, puck 2 is going 15 m/s to the east. What is the
velocity of puck 1?
A. 12 m/s west
B. 15 m/s east
C. 15 m/s west
D. 12 m/s east

Answer 1

The velocity of pluck 1 is 12 m/s west.

What is the conservation of momentum?

The principle of the conservation of the linear momentum states that momentum before collision is equal to momentum after collision.

Now given that;

m1u1 + m2u2 = m1v1 + m2v2

(0.1 * 15) - (0.1 * 12) = 0.1* v + (0.1 * 15)

1.5 - 1.2 = 0.1v + 1.5

0.3 - 1.5 = 0.1v

v = -1.2/0.1

v = - 12 m/s

Hence, the velocity of pluck 1 is 12 m/s west.

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