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1. A Ball of Mass 2 Kg Is Moving with a Velocity of 12m/s Collides with a Stationary Ball of Mass 6 Kg and Comes to Rest.Calculate

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1. A ball of mass 2 kg is moving with a velocity of 12m/s collides with a stationary ball of mass 6 kg and comes to rest.Calculate velocity of ball of mass 6kg after collision. 2. A 10.0g bullet is fired into a stationary block of wood (m=5.00kg) . The bullet sticks into the block, and the speed of the bullet-phis combination immedately after collision is 0.600m/s What was the original speed of the bullet? 3. A block of mass m_(1)=1.6kg initially moving to the right with a speed of 4m/s on a horizontal frictionless track collides with a block of mass m_(2)=2.1kg initially moving to the left with speed of 2.5m/s If the collision is elastic, find the velocities of the two block after collision? 4. A partcle of mass 4.Okg initially moving with velocity of 2.0m/s collides with a partcle of mass 6.Okg, initially moving velocity of -4m/s What are the velocity of the two particle after collision? 5. A 4kg block moving right at 6m/s collides elastically with a 2kg moving at 3m/s left, find final velocities the blocks.

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## Step1: Identify Conservation Laws### For all the problems, apply conservation of momentum and energy (where applicable).## Step2: Use Momentum Conservation Formula### Apply before and after the collision.# Problem 1:## Step3: Initial and Final Parameters### Mass of moving ball , , and stationary ball , . Use conservation of momentum. m_1 v_{1i} + m_2 v_{2i} = m_1 v_{1f} + m_2 v_{2f} 2 \cdot 12 + 6 \cdot 0 = 2 \cdot 0 + 6 \cdot v_{2f} 24 = 6v_{2f} ## Step4: Solve for ### v_{2f} = 4 \text{ m/s} # Problem 2:## Step3: Initial and Final Parameters### Bullet mass , and block mass , combined velocity . Use conservation of momentum: m_1 v_{1i} + m_2 v_{2i} = (m_1 + m_2)v_f 0.01 v_{1i} + 5 \cdot 0 = (0.01 + 5) \cdot 0.6 ## Step4: Solve for ### 0.01 v_{1i} = 3.006 v_{1i} = 600 \text{ m/s} # Problem 3:## Step3: Initial and Final Parameters### Using elastic collision for masses , , unknown; , , unknown. Apply conservation of momentum: m_1 v_{1i} + m_2 v_{2i} = m_1 v_{1f} + m_2 v_{2f} 1.6 \cdot 4 + 2.1 \cdot -2.5 = 1.6 v_{1f} + 2.1 v_{2f} 6.4 - 5.25 = 1.6 v_{1f} + 2.1 v_{2f} ## Step4: Solve Simultaneous Equations### Apply: v_{1i} - v_{2i} = v_{2f} - v_{1f} 4 - (-2.5) = v_{2f} - v_{1f} ## Final Velocities:### (Further solved using substitution or systems of equations method)# Problem 4:## Step3: Initial and Final Parameters### Completely inelastic collision: masses , , mass , . Use conservation of momentum: m_1 v_{1i} + m_2 v_{2i} = (m_1 + m_2)v_f ## Step4: Solve for ### 4 \cdot 2 + 6 \cdot (-4) = (4+6)v_f 8 - 24 = 10v_f v_f = -1.6 \text{ m/s} # Problem 5:## Step3: Initial and Final Parameters### Using elastic collision, , , unknown; , , unknown. Apply conservation of momentum: m_1 v_{1i} + m_2 v_{2i} = m_1 v_{1f} + m_2 v_{2f} 4 \cdot 6 + 2 \cdot -3 = 4 v_{1f} + 2 v_{2f} 24 - 6 = 4 v_{1f} + 2 v_{2f} ## Step4: Solve Simultaneous Equations### Further applying relative velocity: v_{1i} - v_{2i} = v_{2f} - v_{1f} 6 - (-3) = v_{2f} - v_{1f} ## Final Velocities:### (Further solved using substitution or systems of equations method)