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FMA-2020A-22 · 2020A F = ma (AAPT)

2020 F = ma Exam A — Question 22

A collision occurs between two masses. In each inertial reference frame, one can compute the change in total momentum ∆P and the change in total kinetic energy ∆K due to the collision. Which of the following is true?
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