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AP Physics 1
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
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Figure 1. Block A moving toward stationary Block B.
Figure 1. Block A moving toward stationary Block B.
Block A of mass \(m\) is sliding to the right on a horizontal, frictionless track with an initial speed \(v_0\). It approaches Block B of mass \(3m\), which is initially at rest. The two blocks can be equipped with different types of bumpers to alter the nature of their collision.

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