Two spheres having masses M and 2M and radii R and 3R, respectively, are released from rest

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Two spheres having masses M and 2M and radii R and 3R, respectively, are released from rest when the distance between their centers is 12R. How fast will each sphere be moving when they collide? Assume that the two spheres interact only with each other.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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