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Billiard (pool table) balls colliding are a very close approximation to a/an __________ collision.(Choose the BEST answer a. thru d.)a. Elasticb. Inelasticc. Completely Inelasticd. None of the above

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Chapter8: Linear Momentum And Collisions

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Problem 28PE: Two identical objects (such as billiard balls) have a one-dimensional collision in which one is...

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Billiard (pool table) balls colliding are a very close approximation to a/an __________ collision.
(Choose the BEST answer a. thru d.)
a. Elastic
b. Inelastic
c. Completely Inelastic
d. None of the above

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