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Gedankensortieren t1_jcyuy4a wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:40 PM

You should use conservation of momentum. This is always conserved.

Regarding kinetic energy: It is conservation of energy, not conservation of kinetic energy. In an inelastic collision the kinetic energy is transformed into a different kind of energy

minecraftmanyt OP t1_jdoq1f4 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Okay perfect, this is helpful! Thanks!