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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/inecol.html
When a block in motion(M1) collides with a a stationary object (M2) in a perfectly inelastic collision, the fraction of KE final/KE initial can be modeled as M2/M1+M2.
My question is if M2 has to be stationary for this equation to work.
If both objects are moving before the collide in a perfectly inelastic collision does the ratio of lost kinetic energy still hold?
When a block in motion(M1) collides with a a stationary object (M2) in a perfectly inelastic collision, the fraction of KE final/KE initial can be modeled as M2/M1+M2.
My question is if M2 has to be stationary for this equation to work.
If both objects are moving before the collide in a perfectly inelastic collision does the ratio of lost kinetic energy still hold?