A disk of mass m moving in the positive x direction collides with a stationary disk, also of mass m. The first disk moves in a direction ?1 with respect to the x axis, and the second disk moves off in a direction of ?2 below the x axis, as shown in the figure



If v = 10 m/s, ?1 = 30°, and v1f = 8 m/s, what is v2f?



a.

6.9 m/s



b.

6.1 m/s



c.

2.0 m/s



d.

8.7 m/s


b

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