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A 0.300-kg puck, initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface, is struck by a 0.200-kg puck moving initially along the x axis with a speed of 2.00 m/s. After the collision, the 0.200- kg puck has a speed of 1.00 m/s at an angle of θ = 53.0° to the positive x axis. (a) Determine the velocity of the 0.300-kg puck after the collision. (b) Find the fraction of kinetic energy lost in the collision.
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Here 32 % of kinectic energy is lost in this collision . That is , the kinetic energy is not conserved. So this is an inelastic collision.