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a ball of mass m1 experiences a perfectly elastic collision with a stationary ball of mass m2. What fraction of the K.E. does the striking ball lose if,a) it recoils at right angles to te original direction of motion, andb) the collision is head on

alkesh bharati , 11 Years ago
Grade 12
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mohit yadav

Last Activity: 11 Years ago

the final kinetic energy of the ball is M13 V23/(m2-m1)2

athmaja

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

a ball of mass m1 experiences a perfectly elastic collision with a stationary ball of mass m2. What fraction of the K.E. does the striking ball lose if, a) it recoils at right angles to te original direction of motion, and b) the collision is head on
 
 a. 2m1/(m1+m2)
 b. 4m1m2/(m1+m2)^2
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