I am trying to calculate the final velocities of two 2-dimensional circles after an elastic collision. I have tried to figure it out using formulas I know from high school physics, but nothing seems to work. My known variables are:

• initial x and y velocities for each circle
• x and y distances between the centres of the circles at the time of the collision

The variables I would like to solve for are:

• final x and y velocities for each circle

Here are diagrams showing all the variables:

I am trying to calculate the final velocities of two equal mass 2-dimensional circles after an elastic collision. I have tried to figure it out using formulas I know from high school physics, but nothing seems to work. My known variables are:

• initial x and y velocities for each circle
• x and y distances between the centres of the circles at the time of the collision

The variables I would like to solve for are:

• final x and y velocities for each circle

Here are diagrams showing all the variables: