Question Block A, with a mass of 2.0 kg, moves along the x axis with a velocity of 5.0 m=s in the positive x direction. It suffers an elastic collision with block B, initially at rest, and the blocks leave the collision along the x axis. If B is much more massive than A, the speed of A after the collision is? please explain the steps.

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Block A, with a mass of 2.0 kg, moves along the x axis with a velocity of 5.0 m=s in the positive x direction. It suffers an elastic collision with block B, initially at rest, and the blocks leave the collision along the x axis. If B is much more massive than A, the speed of A after the collision is?

please explain the steps.

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Given: Mass of object A m_(A)=2kg Initial velocity of object A v_(A)=5ms^(-1) Initial velocity of object A v_(B)=0ms^(-1) Mass of object B m_(B)>>m_(A) To find: Final velocity of object A v_(A)^(') Solution: By conservation of momentum, m_(A)v_(A)+ ... See the full answer