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Grade 11Mechanics

A particle of mass m moving in the x direction with speed 2v is hit by another particle of mass 2m moving in y direction with speed v. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the percentage loss in energy during the collision is close to

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Arun
7 Years ago
Dear student
 
conservation of linear momentum is applied but here energy is not conserved and then I am getting my answer as 56%.
 
let me know if thisbis correct. Then i will share my solution