Saturday, 25 November 2017

newtonian mechanics - How to calculate a collision which is partly elastic and partly inelastic?


(For the purpose of this question, "calculating a collision" means: given the velocities and masses of two objects in a collision, figuring out the new velocities of both objects after the collision).


I know how to calculate a totally elastic collision, and how to calculate a totally inelastic collision.


But I don't know how to calculate a collision which is part elastic and part inelastic. I don't know where to start.


Guidance will be appreciated.


(Go easy on the math please).




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