pendicular to each other until they collide Figure below

Last updated: 5/2/2023

pendicular to each other until they collide Figure below Particle 1 has mass 2m and momentum of magnitude 2p and particle 2 has mass 3m and momentum of magnitude p Note Magnitudes are not drawn to scale in any o the figures Suppose that after the collision the particles trade their momenta as shown in the figure That is particle 1 now has magnitude of momentum p and particle 2 has magnitude of momentum 2p furthermore each particle is now moving in the direction in which the other had been moving How much kinetic energy Klost is lost in the collision O O O Before collision 3p 4m 3p 4m 7p Gen 2m 4m 2p p p 2m 3m After collision 3m 2p