Consider an elastic collision in one dimension between two particles. The second particle is initially at rest. After the collision, the two particles move in opposite directions and have the same speeds. If the mass of the first particle is 5 kg, what is the mass of the second particle? (in kg)  

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In an elastic collision both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved Lets denote m1 as the mass of ... View the full answer