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Ball 1, with a mass of 100 g and traveling at 10 m/s, collides head-on with Ball 2, which has a mass of 300 g and is initially at rest. What are the final velocities of each ball if the collision is perfectly inelastic?
We're suppose to be talking about Energy, but I figured I could use:
mv+mv (initial)=mv (final)
I got 2.5 m/s for both balls, because if the objects are inelastic they will be traveling at the same speed after collision and momentum is conserved.
Is this right?
We're suppose to be talking about Energy, but I figured I could use:
mv+mv (initial)=mv (final)
I got 2.5 m/s for both balls, because if the objects are inelastic they will be traveling at the same speed after collision and momentum is conserved.
Is this right?