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1. A .34kg glider on an air track moving at 1.5m/s collides with a .51kg glider that is initially at rest. They
collide and stick together. How fast are the two gliders traveling after the collision?
2. A 3.0g bullet moving at 2.0km/s strikes an 8.0kg wooden block at rest on a frictionless table. The bullet
lodges in the wooden block. How fast does the block move across the table after being struck?
3. A 3.0g bullet moving at 2.0km/s strikes an 8.0kg wooden block at rest on a frictionless table. The bullet
passes through the block and emerges on the other side with a speed of 5.0 x 102m/s. How fast is the
block moving after the collision?
4. A 25.0kg boy is sliding on a frictionless frozen lake at 5.00m/s to the north when he is struck by a 1.00kg
snowball moving at 15.0m/s from the west. If the snowball sticks to him, how fast, and in what direction,
does the boy move after the collision?
5. The snowball in problem #4 was thrown by a 35.0kg mean‐spirited female standing at rest on the same
frictionless frozen lake. How fast, and in what direction, did this girl move after throwing the snowball?