Question: Problem 2 A 2-kg object, moving at 1m/s, collides with a 1-kg object that is initially at rest. Assume they form an isolated system. (a)

 Problem 2 A 2-kg object, moving at 1m/s, collides with a
1-kg object that is initially at rest. Assume they form an isolated

Problem 2 A 2-kg object, moving at 1m/s, collides with a 1-kg object that is initially at rest. Assume they form an isolated system. (a) What is the initial kinetic energy of the system? How much of this is center of mass energy, and how much is convertible? (b) What is the maximum amount of kinetic energy that could be "lost" (converted to other forms of energy) in this collision? (c) If 60% of the amount you calculated in part (b) is in fact converted into other forms of energy in the collision, what are the final velocities of the two objects

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