In Example 7.5, we considered an elastic collision in one dimension in which one of the objects

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In Example 7.5, we considered an elastic collision in one dimension in which one of the objects is initially at rest. Notice that mass 2 is the one that is initially at rest. Use the results for v1f and v2f to answer the following problems. 

(a) Assume m1 = 10m2 so that the incoming object is much more massive than the one at rest. Find v1f /v1i and v2f/v1i. Explain why the final velocity of the smaller object is much larger (in magnitude) than the final velocity of the bigger object. 

(b) Assume m1 = m2 /10. Find v1f /v1i and v2f /v1i. Explain why the final velocity of the smaller object is opposite its initial direction.

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