Mixing
Elastic Collisions in One Dimension with Multiple Unknowns
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“A ball of mass m moving with speed kV on a smooth table catches up and collides with another ball of mass λ m moving with speed V travelling in the same direction on the table. The impact reduces the first ball to rest.
Find the coefficient of restitution in terms of k and λ ”
My working is as follows:
The ‘before = after’ section is in reference to the momentum.
Have I so far done something incorrect? Or, is my method even correct? The answer to the question seems nearly impossible to achieve considering the path the working is currently going on.
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Question as follows:
“A ball of mass m moving with speed kV on a smooth table catches up and collides with another ball of mass λ m moving with speed V travelling in the same direction on the table. The impact reduces the first ball to rest.
Find the coefficient of restitution in terms of k and λ ”
My working is as follows:
The ‘before = after’ section is in reference to the momentum.
Have I so far done something incorrect? Or, is my method even correct? The answer to the question seems nearly impossible to achieve considering the path the working is currently going on.
classical-mechanics
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Can you use MathJax for your formulas instead?
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Question as follows:
“A ball of mass m moving with speed kV on a smooth table catches up and collides with another ball of mass λ m moving with speed V travelling in the same direction on the table. The impact reduces the first ball to rest.
Find the coefficient of restitution in terms of k and λ ”
My working is as follows:
The ‘before = after’ section is in reference to the momentum.
Have I so far done something incorrect? Or, is my method even correct? The answer to the question seems nearly impossible to achieve considering the path the working is currently going on.
classical-mechanics
asked yesterday
Gabriel
205
Question as follows:
“A ball of mass m moving with speed kV on a smooth table catches up and collides with another ball of mass λ m moving with speed V travelling in the same direction on the table. The impact reduces the first ball to rest.
Find the coefficient of restitution in terms of k and λ ”
My working is as follows:
The ‘before = after’ section is in reference to the momentum.
Have I so far done something incorrect? Or, is my method even correct? The answer to the question seems nearly impossible to achieve considering the path the working is currently going on.
classical-mechanics
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Can you use MathJax for your formulas instead?
– Rafa Budría
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Can you use MathJax for your formulas instead?
– Rafa Budría
yesterday
Can you use MathJax for your formulas instead?
– Rafa Budría
yesterday
Can you use MathJax for your formulas instead?
– Rafa Budría
yesterday
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