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What makes Inelastic and Elastic collisions different?
An elastic collision conserves Kinetic Energy, while inelastic does not.
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Does an Inelastic collision conserve energy?
Only Total energy is conserved, not KE.
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What is different about Conservation of Momentum for Elastic and Inelastic collisions?
For Inelastic collisions, the final velocity is the same for both masses. (Stuck together)
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What Trig function is used for the x vector component of momentum?
cos
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What Trig function is used for the y vector component of momentum?
sin
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What variables are used in conservation of momentum, including the vector components?
m, M, Θm, ΘM, vm, vm’, vM, vM’
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m, M, Θm, ΘM, vm, vm’, vM, vM’
Conservation of Momentum and Conservation of KE (if Elastic Collision).
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How do you solve for three variables using Momentum and Kinetic Energy?
Find the vector components, and use sin2 + cos2 = 1
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