What is the ratio of the particles masses

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In an elastic head-on collision with a stationary target particle, a moving particle recoils at one third of its incident speed.

(a) What is the ratio of the particles' masses (m1/m2)?

(b) What is the speed of the target particle after the collision in terms of the initial speed of the incoming particle?

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