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Assume perfectly inelastic collision, solve for finalvelocity of m1.m1= 10.00 kg V10=2.00 m/s m2= 10.00 kg V20=0 m/sVIfim/s Round your answer to 3 significant figures

Assume perfectly inelastic collision, solve for finalvelocity of m1.m1= 10.00 kg V-example-1
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Take into account that after the impact, the two objects move stick together.

Then, by using the law of conservation of total momentum, you can write the following equation:


m_1v_(1o)+m_2v_(2o)=(m_1+m_2)v

Solve the previous equation for v, replace the values of the other parameters and simplify:


\begin{gathered} v=(m_1v_(1o)+m_2v_(2o))/(m_1+m_2)=\frac{(10.00kg)(2.00(m)/(s))+(10.00kg)(0.00(m)/(s))}{10.00\operatorname{kg}+10.00\operatorname{kg}} \\ v=1.00(m)/(s) \end{gathered}

Now, consider that the speed v is the final speed of both objects, that is,

v = v1f = v2f

Hence, you can conclude that v1f = 1.00m/s

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