A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s WEST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving WEST at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a one-dimensional elastic collision in the EAST-WEST direction. The velocity of the 6.00 kg object after the collision is

A. 1.40 m/s WEST.
B. 1.40 m/s EAST.
C. 4.40 m/s EAST.
D. 4.40 m/s WEST.
E. 3.00 m/s WEST.


C. 4.40 m/s EAST.

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