A head-on, elastic collision occurs between two billiard balls of equal mass. If a red ball is traveling to the right with speed v and a blue ball is traveling to the left with speed 3v before the collision, what statement is true concerning their velocities subsequent to the collision? Neglect any effects of spin.

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The red ball travels to the left with speed 3v, while the blue ball travels to the right with speed v

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The velocities cannot be determined without knowing the mass of each ball

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Their final velocities cannot be determined because momentum is not conserved in the collision

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The red ball travels to the left with speed v, while the blue ball continues to move to the left with a speed 2v

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The red ball travels to the left with speed v, while the blue ball travels to the right with speed 3v

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