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OS-AP-8-29 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Elastic Collisions in One Dimension (Problem 29)

Professional Application Two piloted satellites approach one another at a relative speed of 0.250 m/s, intending to dock. The first has a mass of , and the second a mass of . If the two satellites collide elastically rather than dock, what is their final relative velocity?