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8.4 Exercise 15

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Which of the following statements is true about an inelastic collision?

  1. Momentum is conserved, and kinetic energy is conserved.
  2. Momentum is conserved, and kinetic energy is not conserved.
  3. Momentum is not conserved, and kinetic energy is conserved.
  4. Momentum is not conserved, and kinetic energy is not conserved.

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 8.4 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension, exercise 15

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