College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 59

At a county fair, two children ram each other head- on while riding on the bumper cars. Jill and her car, traveling left at 3.50 m/s, have a total mass of 325 kg. Jack and his car, traveling to the right at 2.00 m/s, have a total mass of 290 kg. Assuming the collision to be elastic, determine their velocities after the collision.