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title: "A bowling ball moving with speed \\(v\\) collides head-on with a stationary tennis ball. The collision is elastic and there is no friction. The bowling ball barely slows down. What is the speed of the tennis ball after the collision?"
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# A bowling ball moving with speed \(v\) collides head-on with a stationary tennis ball. The collision is elastic and there is no friction. The bowling ball barely slows down. What is the speed of the tennis ball after the collision?

A bowling ball moving with speed \(v\) collides head-on with a stationary tennis ball. The collision is elastic and there is no friction. The bowling ball barely slows down. What is the speed of the tennis ball after the collision?

- **A.** nearly \(v\)
- **B.** nearly \(2v\)
- **C.** nearly \(3v\)
- **D.** infinite
- **E.** zero

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