Question

A mass m moving with a speed u collides with a similar mass m at rest,
elastically and obliquely. Prove that they will move in directions making an angle
π/2 with each other.

Answer 1

Answer:

In oblique elastic collision the momentum is conserved in X and Y directions separately, also kinetic energy is also conserved. If colliding masses are same then in such collision equal masses will fly away right angles to each other.

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Explanation:

In oblique elastic collision the momentum is conserved in X and Y directions separately, also kinetic energy is also conserved. If colliding masses are same then in such collision equal masses will fly away right angles to each other.

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