A ball with a mass of #12 kg# moving at #1 m/s# hits a still ball with a mass of #8 kg#. If the first ball stops moving, how fast is the second ball moving?
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Using the principle of conservation of momentum:
[ m_1 \cdot v_1 + m_2 \cdot v_2 = 0 ]
Given ( m_1 = 12 , \text{kg} ), ( v_1 = 1 , \text{m/s} ), ( m_2 = 8 , \text{kg} ), and ( v_2 = ? ):
[ 12 \cdot 1 + 8 \cdot v_2 = 0 ]
[ 12 + 8 \cdot v_2 = 0 ]
[ 8 \cdot v_2 = -12 ]
[ v_2 = -\frac{12}{8} ]
[ v_2 = -1.5 , \text{m/s} ]
The second ball is moving at 1.5 m/s in the opposite direction.
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