I need to calculate the total initial and final kinetic energy for an inelastic and perfectly elastic collision. The problem I am having is understanding which variables to use to solve the kinetic energy equations.
The first part of the problem I have the average intial velocity of a large glider (V1): 53.7cm/s
The second part of the problem I have the average velocity of the large glider after the collision (V2): 74.6 cm/s
And the third part of the problem I have the average velocity of the small glider after the collision (V3): 20.4
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated, since the physics department at my college is horrible and I have no access to a tutor. Thanks!
2006-10-26
14:24:22
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