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There are two carts colliding in elastic collision. Initial conditions: Cart 1 has an unknown mass and is traveling at 30cm/s. Cart 2 has a mass of 150g and is travelling at -30cm/s. Final Conditions: Velocity of Cart 1 is 0 and the Velocity of Cart 2 is Unknown. What is the Final Velocity of Cart 2 and the Mass of Cart 1?

v1i = 30; % velocity initial of cart 1 in cm/s in the right direction
v2i = -30; % velocity initial of cart 2 in cm/s in the left direction
m2 = 150; % mass of cart 2 in grams
v1f = 0
m1 = ?

v2f = ?

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