Question: If you have two objects of the differing mass colliding at the same speed but opposite directions, what situation will happen in an inelastic collision?

If you have two objects of the differing mass colliding at the same speed but opposite directions, what situation will happen in an inelastic collision?
a) The objects will collide and move forward in the direction that the larger object was moving in.
b) The objects will collide and move forward in the direction that the smaller object was moving in.
c) The objects will collide and stay stationary
d) The objects will collide and each bounce backward.

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