Two particles make a head-on collision, stick together, and stop dead. The first particle has mass (m)

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Two particles make a head-on collision, stick together, and stop dead. The first particle has mass \(m\) and speed (24/25) \(c\), and the second has mass \(M\) and speed (5/13) \(c\). Find \(M\) in terms of \(m\).

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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