A mass of 6.0 kg moving at collides head on with a stationary mass of 8.0 kg

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

A mass of 6.0 kg moving at 14 m s−114 \text{ m s}^{-1} collides head on with a stationary mass of 8.0 kg. The lighter mass rebounds with a speed of 2.0 m s−12.0 \text{ m s}^{-1} . Is this collision elastic?

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