A Golf Ball Traveling 3 M/s to the Right Collides

Multiple Choice

A golf ball traveling 3 m/s to the right collides in a head-on collision with a stationary bowling ball in a friction-free environment. If the collision is almost perfectly elastic, the speed of the golf ball immediately after the collision is

A) slightly greater than 3 m/s.
B) much less than 3 m/s.
C) equal to 3 m/s.
D) slightly less than 3 m/s.