A body A of mass m is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about a planet. Another body B of mass 
collides with A with a velocity which is half 
the instantaneous velocity 
of A. The collision is completely inelastic. Then, the combined body:
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B
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Conserving momentum
thus the combined mass will go on to an elliptical path
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