1. Physics 101: Lecture 12, Pg 1 Collisions “before” “after” m1m1 m2m2 m1m1 m2m2 Explosions “before” “after” M m1m1 m2m2 Draw “before”, “after” Define system so that F ext = 0 Set up axes Compute P total “before” Compute P total “after” Set them equal to each other Procedure

2. Physics 101: Lecture 12, Pg 2 Chapter 7. Example 4 A railroad car is coasting along a horizontal track with speed V when it runs into and connects with a second identical railroad car, initially at rest. Assuming there is no friction between the cars and the rails, what is the speed of the two coupled cars after the collision? 1. V 2. V/2 3. V/4 4. 0 CORRECT Demo with gliders Work out

3. Physics 101: Lecture 12, Pg 3 Chapter 7. Example 4. What physical quantities are conserved in the above collision? 1. Only momentum is conserved 2. Only total mechanical energy is conserved 3. Both are conserved 4. Neither are conserved Momentum is conserved because the sum of external forces equal to zero. Total mechanical energy is not conserved because some of the energy is lost when the car runs into the other car. CORRECT

4. Physics 101: Lecture 12, Pg 4 Chapter 7. Example 5 Is it possible for a system of two objects to have zero total momentum and zero total kinetic energy after colliding, if both objects were moving before the collision? 1. YES 2. NO if both objects are moving in oposite directions with the same mass and velocity they would have a resulting velocity of zero. CORRECT Demo with gliders