Billiards is an activity that involves a lot of physics. In the collision below, the billiard balls all have identical masses of 0.23 kg. Make the following two determinations: a) Was momentum conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. Note: to answer this you will have to look at velocity and total momentum in both the x-direction and y-direction, before and after the collision. [4 marks] b) Was kinetic energy conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. [3 marks]

Billiards is an activity that involves a lot of physics. In the collision below, the billiard balls all have identical masses of 0.23 kg. Make the following two determinations: a) Was momentum conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. Note: to answer this you will have to look at velocity and total momentum in both the x-direction and y-direction, before and after the collision. [4 marks] b) Was kinetic energy conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. [3 marks]

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  1. Billiards is an activity that involves a lot of physics. In the collision below, the billiard balls all have identical masses of 0.23 k g . Make the following two determinations: a) Was momentum conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. Note: to answer this you will have to look at velocity and total momentum in both the x -direction and y -direction, before and after the collision. [ 4 marks ] b) Was kinetic energy conserved in the collision? Justify your answer with calculated values. [ 3 marks ]

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