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The document discusses elastic and inelastic collisions. It defines a collision as a brief event where two or more bodies exert forces on each other. Elastic collisions are ones where kinetic energy and momentum are conserved, while inelastic collisions involve a loss of kinetic energy which is converted to heat or sound. Examples of both types of collisions are provided. Equations for analyzing elastic collisions involving both stationary and moving targets are also derived based on conservation of momentu

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S M Akash

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EN