A 4.00 kg object is moving at 3.00 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 4.00 kg object after the collision is

A. 1.00 m/s WEST.
B. 2.80 m/s EAST.
C. 1.80 m/s WEST.
D. 2.80 m/s WEST.
E. 1.80 m/s EAST.


C. 1.80 m/s WEST.

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a.
A

b.
B

c.
C

d.
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e.
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