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OS-AP-8-TP33 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2eElastic Collisions in One Dimension (Problem 33)
Two objects of equal mass collide. Object A is initially moving in the +x-direction with a speed of 12 m/s, and object B is initially at rest. After the collision, object A is at rest, and object B is moving away with some unknown velocity. There are no external forces acting on the system of two masses. What statement can we make about this collision?