Need Help with physics.

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Need Help with physics.
  1. Unread #1 - Jan 16, 2012 at 7:12 PM
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    Need Help with physics.

    Alright, so I'm working on a lab report for physics and I need some help.


    The Lab:
    I place a ball at the top of a ramp, and a ball at the bottom of the ramp. I let the ball at the top of the ramp go, and the two balls collide. I then measure the distance of the first bounce of each ball. So what I need to figure out is what is the velocity of each of the balls in both the x and y direction. The only data I have is the resultant distance and angle of trajectory. Please help, it will be much appreciated :).
     
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    Step 1 - Make a drawing

    When the ball has come down and is about to hit the other ball, calculate the ball's momentum and kinetic energy

    Then use conservation of momentum (in x and y direction separately) and energy to calculate each of their speeds.

    Is there any friction?
     
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