A billiard ball will stop short when it collides head-on with a ball at rest. The ball

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A billiard ball will stop short when it collides head-on with a ball at rest. The ball cannot stop short, however, if the collision is not exactly head-on-that is, if the second ball moves at an angle to the path of the first. Do you know why?

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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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