Recent content by Monkeybusiness

Oh, that does make a lot of sense. I feel silly for even asking that question now without putting up two equations with non-zero values to attempt it first. Thanks a lot to all of you who have helped me, I really appreciate it! And thanks for some great tips that I'll take with me into other...

Thanks for some (really) quick responses, and some good answers! I've actually started writing my equations with m, M, v, V, u and U now, and yes, it did make it easier. Thanks! But I'll stick to my original notations in this post to avoid any confusion by changing them mid-way. I found the...

First off - English isn't my native language, so please go easy on me if my translations are wrong. The problem: A ball with the mass 20g and the speed 3.0m/s collides with another ball with the mass 80g which is standing still. The collision is a sentral, fully elastic collision. Find the...