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A mass M moving with a certain speed V collides elastically with another stationary mass After the collision, the masses M and m move with speeds and respectively. All motion is in one dimension. Then,
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Collision is elastic, so both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
We have following situation,
According to figure, (linear momentum
conservation)
(kinetic energy conservation)
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
and
Dividing Eq. (iv) by Eq. (iii), we have
or
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