A body of mass 
, moving with a speed of 
, collides head on with a stationary body of mass 
. Their relative velocity of separation after the collision is 
. Then
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(a, b, c)
, 
, 
, 
Relative velocity of approach 
Relative velocity of separation 
(given)
Coefficient of restitution 
Loss in kinetic energy
Final velocity of m 1 mass,
Impulse of collision = change in momentum of mass m 1 (or m 2 ) = m 1 v 1 – m 1 u.
.
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