A 0.62-kg basketball traveling at 25 m/s makes a head-on elastic collision with a 0.062-kg ball initially at rest. (Ignore gravity, friction, and any other external forces).  a.) After the collision, the tennis ball moves faster than the basketball by...? a.)2.5 m/s  b.)25 m/s  c.)50 m/s  d.)250 m/s b.) Calculate the speed of the basketball immediately after the collision.

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A 0.62-kg basketball traveling at 25 m/s makes a head-on elastic collision with a 0.062-kg ball initially at rest. (Ignore gravity, friction, and any other external forces). 

a.) After the collision, the tennis ball moves faster than the basketball by...? a.)2.5 m/s  b.)25 m/s  c.)50 m/s  d.)250 m/s

b.) Calculate the speed of the basketball immediately after the collision.

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