(Solution) - Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide elastically -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide elastically as one approaches the other directly from the rear (Fig. 7-34). Car A has a mass of 450 kg and car B 550kg, owing to differences in passenger mass. If car A approaches at 4.50m/s and car B is moving at 3.70 m/s, calculate
(a) Their velocities after the collision, and
(b) The change in momentum of each.