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Unit 4: Linear Momentum

Quick questions on Collisions - AP Physics C: Mechanics Unit 4

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A 0.200.20 kg ball at 4.04.0 m/s strikes an identical stationary ball elastically and head-on. State the velocities afterward. [2 points]
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A 3.03.0 kg lump of clay at 2.02.0 m/s hits and sticks to a 1.01.0 kg lump at rest. Calculate their common speed. [2 points]

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