Consider the inelastic collision. Two lumps of matter are moving directly toward each other. Each lump has a mass of 0.500 kgand is moving at a speed of 0.910?. The two lumps collide and stick together. Answer the questions, keeping in mind that relativistic effects cannot be neglected in this case. What is the final speed ?f of the combined lump, expressed as a fraction of ?? ?f=   ? What is the final mass ?f of the combined lump immediately after the collision, assuming that there has not yet been significant energy loss due to radiation or fragmentation? ?f=

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Consider the inelastic collision. Two lumps of matter are moving directly toward each other. Each lump has a mass of 0.500 kgand is moving at a speed of 0.910?. The two lumps collide and stick together. Answer the questions, keeping in mind that relativistic effects cannot be neglected in this case.

What is the final speed ?f of the combined lump, expressed as a fraction of ??

?f=
 
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What is the final mass ?f of the combined lump immediately after the collision, assuming that there has not yet been significant energy loss due to radiation or fragmentation?
?f=
 

 

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