Question

help please! one dimensional collision.

Answer 1

Block 1, of mass m(1), moves across a frictionless surface with speed u(i). it collides elastically with block 2, of mas m(2), which is at rest (v(i)=0). after the collision, block 1 moves with speed u(f), while block 2 moves with speed v(f). assume that m(1)>m(2), so that after the collision, the two objects move off in the direction of the first object before the collision.