A 2 kg object moving at 5 m/s collides elastically with a 4 kg object moving at -3 m/s. What is the total kinetic energy before the collision?
To calculate the total kinetic energy before the collision, we use the formula for kinetic energy:
Where:
is the mass of the object,
is the velocity of the object.
For the 2 kg object:
For the 4 kg object:
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