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<math>v_4</math> = The [[velocity]] of [[object]] 2 after the explosion.
====Example Elastic Collision Calculations====
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| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:center;" |A trolley of [[mass]] 3kg travels at a [[velocity]] of 4m/s before colliding with a trolley of [[mass]] 1kg travelling in the same direction with a [[velocity]] of 2m/s. After the collision the 3kg trolley is moving with a [[velocity]] of 3m/s. Calculate the [[velocity]] of the 1kg trolley after the collision.
| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:center;" |A rubber ball of [[mass]] 0.5kg travels at a [[speed]] of 4m/s towards another rubber ball, of [[mass]] 0.2kg traveling in the opposite direction with a [[speed]] of 3m/s. The 0.5kg rubber ball stops completely. Calculate the [[velocity]] of the 0.2kg rubber ball after the collision.
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|[[File:CofMCalc3.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CofMCalc4.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''