Two satellites are orbiting the earth, one with mass m1 and velocity v1 and the

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Two satellites are orbiting the earth, one with mass m1 and velocity v1 and the other with mass m2 and velocity v2. Their orbits intersect and they collide, causing damage to both which of the condition(s) listed below give the only correct related, or relations, between their velocities before the collision and their velocities after the collision? The subscripts i and f mean "initial" and "final v1i + v2i +v3f m1v1i +m2v2i = m1v1f +m2v2f 1/2m1v1i +1/2m2v2^2i = 1/2 m1v1^2f + 1/2 m2v2^2f Both(A) and (B) Both (A) and (C) Both (B) and (C) All three (A), (B), (C)

Explanation / Answer

here.type of collision is inelastic collision.so only conservation of momentum is applicabe .not the conservation of energy.so option (b) is correct

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