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KurtWagner
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say I have two objects of the same mass. Is the collision always going to be elastic?
mv + mv = mv + mv
the masses cancel out and thus kinetic energy is conserved right?
does this mean that for two cars with exactly the same mass the collision is going to be elastic?
if so, would there be any damage to the cars? as the there is no change in kinetic energy then there is no energy to crumble the car body right?
mv + mv = mv + mv
the masses cancel out and thus kinetic energy is conserved right?
does this mean that for two cars with exactly the same mass the collision is going to be elastic?
if so, would there be any damage to the cars? as the there is no change in kinetic energy then there is no energy to crumble the car body right?