Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Impulse and Momentum - Check Your Understanding - Page 186: 15

Answer

d) is correct.

Work Step by Step

There is no external force, so the momentum is conserved. Therefore, the total momentum before the collision and after the collision has to be the same: $$p_{01}+p_{02}=p_{f1}+p_{f2}$$ So a) and c) are eliminated. Because the collision is elastic, kinetic energies are conserved, too. $$\sum KE_0=\sum KE_f$$ Therefore, d) is correct.
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