Solved Example Problems for Coefficient of restitution (e)

Solved Example Problems for Coefficient of restitution (e)

Example 4.22

Show that the ratio of velocities of equal masses in an inelastic collision when one of the masses is stationary is

v1/v2 = 1-e/1+e

Solution

From the law of conservation of linear momentum,

Using the equation (2) for u1 in (1), we get