Two balls have the same mass. One ball moving along the positive x–axis and the other ball moving along the positive y–axis undergo perfectly inelastic collision. What can you say about the motion of the balls after the collision?

A. The balls stick and move together.

B. The balls separate immediately.

C. The first ball stops while the other ball starts moving.

D. The two balls travel off in opposite directions, 180° apart.

Question

Two balls have the same mass. One ball moving along the positive x–axis and the other ball moving along the positive y–axis undergo perfectly inelastic collision. What can you say about the motion of the balls after the collision?

A. The balls stick and move together.

B. The balls separate immediately.

C. The first ball stops while the other ball starts moving.

D. The two balls travel off in opposite directions, 180° apart.

paki · Answer

what you guess here about the answer...?

anonymous · Answer

@trurican_787 u should post this in the math section, not the history section