The drawing shows a collision between two pucks on an air-hockey table

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The drawing shows a collision between two pucks on an air-hockey table. Puck A has a mass of 0.0350 kg and is moving along the x axis with a velocity of +4.88 m/s. It makes a collision with puck B, which has a mass of 0.0700 kg and is initially at rest. The collision is not head-on. After the collision, the two pucks fly apart with the angles shown in the drawing. Find the speed of (a) puck A and (b) puck B.

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The drawing shows a collision between two pucks on an air-hockey table. Puck

A

has a mass of

0.0350 k g

and is moving along the

x

axis with a velocity of

+ 4.88 m / s

. It makes a collision with puck

B

, which has a mass of

0.0700 k g

and is initially at rest. The collision is not head-on. After the collision, the two pucks fly apart with the angles shown in the drawing. Find the speed of (a) puck A and (b) puck B.