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PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

Consider the following statements A and B and identify the correct answer: [EAMCET 2005] (A) In an elastic collision, if a body suffers a head-on collision with another of the same mass at rest, the first body comes to rest while the other starts moving with the velocity of the first one. (B) Two bodies of equal mass suffering a head-on elastic collision merely exchange their velocities.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Both statements describe the same well-known result for equal-mass, head-on elastic collisions — the colliding bodies exchange their

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