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2016 F = ma Exam — Question 13

An object of mass m initially moving at speed v collides with an originally stationary object of 1 0 mass m = αm , where α < 1. The collision could be completely elastic, completely inelastic, or 2 1 partially inelastic. After the collision the two objects move at speeds v and v . Assume that the 1 2 collision is one dimensional, and that object one cannot pass through object two. After the collis
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