Problem: Let two objects of equal mass m collide. Object 1 has initial velocity v, directed to the right, and object 2 is initially stationary. Now suppose that the collision is perfectly inelastic. What are the velocities v1 and v2 of the two objects after collision?

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The momentum of a moving object:

$\overline{){\mathbf{p}}{\mathbf{=}}{\mathbf{m}}{\mathbf{v}}}$

Conservation of momentum:

The objects stick and move together after the collision such that v1 = v2.

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Let two objects of equal mass m collide. Object 1 has initial velocity v, directed to the right, and object 2 is initially stationary.

Now suppose that the collision is perfectly inelastic. What are the velocities v1 and v2 of the two objects after collision?

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