Speeds After Impact
The equations for collisions between elastic particles can be modified to use the COR, thus becoming applicable to inelastic collisions as well, and every possibility in between.
- and
where
- is the final velocity of the first object after impact
- is the final velocity of the second object after impact
- is the initial velocity of the first object before impact
- is the initial velocity of the second object before impact
- is the mass of the first object
- is the mass of the second object
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