Question 6 (10 marks) A particle with mass ( m ) has speed ( 0.65 c ) relative to an inertial frame ( S ). The particle collides with an identical particle at rest relative to the frame ( S ), as shown below. (a) What is the speed of a frame ( S^{prime} ) relative to ( S ) in which the total momentum of these particles is zero? Specify whether it is moving to the left or to the right.
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