Question

how that the ratio of velocities of equal masses in an inelastic collision when one of the masses is

stationary is 1

2

1

1

v e

v e

−​

Answer 1

Answer:

If two particles are involved in an elastic collision, the velocity of the second particle after collision can be expressed as: v2f=2⋅m1(m2+m1)v1i+(m2−m1)(m2+m1)v2i v 2 f = 2 ⋅ m 1 ( m 2 + m 1 ) v 1 i + ( m 2 − m 1 ) ( m 2 + m 1 ) v 2 i .