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Elastic Collision of Two Objects in One Dimension
Faculty Commons material developed by Kenneth Mellendorf - Published October 9, 2018
Two carts collide with only a spring force between them. By tracking velocities, we see that momentum is conserved throughout the collision. Kinetic energy decreases significantly and then returns to its original value.
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