A red ball slides off a table as shown in the animation (position is in meters and
time is in seconds). Ignore air friction. The ball hits the other
table after moving a distance x. (Remember to click and drag to find x and y.)
Start
(Hint: Review Ch. 4 )
Question 1
What is Vx just before the collision ?
Question 2
What is Vy just before the collision ?
Question 3
What is the speed just before the collision?
Question 4
What the is the angle that the velocity vector makes with the horizontal
just before the collision?
Reference
See Ch. 3