After being struck by a bowling ball, a 1.7 kg bowling pin sliding to the right at 3.2 m/s collides head-on with another 1.7 kg

Question

After being struck by a bowling ball, a 1.7 kg bowling pin sliding to the right at 3.2 m/s collides head-on with another 1.7 kg bowling pin initially at rest.
Find the final velocity of the second pin in the following situations:
a) The first pin moves to the right after the collision at 0.7 m/s.
b) The first pin stops moving when it hits the second pin.

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