S Sofia B New member Jun 18, 2009 #1 Expressing the kinetic energy in terms of momentum (K=1/2mv^2=p^2/2m), prove using symbols, not numbers, that the fractional loss during the collision is equal to M/(m+M). Please help me.
Expressing the kinetic energy in terms of momentum (K=1/2mv^2=p^2/2m), prove using symbols, not numbers, that the fractional loss during the collision is equal to M/(m+M). Please help me.
