A Particle with Speed V₁ = 2 $\times$ 10⁶ M/s Makes a Glancing Elastic Collision with Another Particle

question 5

Multiple Choice

A particle with speed v₁ = 2.64 $\times$ 10⁶ m/s makes a glancing elastic collision with another particle that is at rest.Both particles have the same mass.After the collision,the struck particle moves off at 45º to v₁.The speed of the struck particle after the collision is approximately

• A)3.4 \(\times\) 10⁶ m/s
• B)1.3 \(\times\) 10⁶ m/s
• C)0.53 \(\times\) 10⁶ m/s
• D)1.9 \(\times\) 10⁶ m/s
• E)6.4 \(\times\) 10⁶ m/s