Question

What is elastic collision. In case of an elastic head on collision between two bodies derive an
expression for the final velocities of the bodies in terms of their masses and velocities before
collision.


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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 .

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