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Formula Momentum Conservation for the Collision of Two Masses

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Formula: Momentum Conservation for the Collision of Two Masses
Head-on Elastic Collision Between Heavy and Light Ball at Rest
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Head-on Elastic Collision of Two Equal Masses
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Head-on Elastic Collision Between Light and Heavy Ball at Rest
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Velocity of the first body (before)

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Velocity of the first body before the collision with the second body. The first body has the momentum \( p_1 = m_1 \, v_1 \).

Velocity of the second body (before)

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Velocity of the second body before the collision with the first body. The second body has the momentum \( p_2 = m_2 \, v_2 \).

Mass of the first body

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Here it is assumed that the mass of the first body remains the same before and after the collision.

Mass of the second body

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Here it is assumed that the mass of the first body remains the same before and after the collision.

Velocity of the first body (after)

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Velocity of the first body after the collision with the second body.

Velocity of the second body (after)

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Velocity of the second body after the collision with the first body.