Two balls crash, what is the final velocity of each ball?

Question

Two balls, ball 1 ball 2. Each ball has a mass and an initial velocity.

massBall1 = 5, velocity1Initial = +10

massBall2 = 3, velocity2Initial = 0

How do I find the final velocity of each ball?

Answer 1

You don't have enough information. Is the collision elastic? If not, just how inelastic?

If it is elastic, then check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_col...

If inelastic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inelastic_c...