How many collisions happen (over the entire time, i.e. in the future and in the past together) in a system of n identical billiard balls moving with different speeds in an infinite 1-dimensional billiard?

How many collisions happen (over the entire time, i.e. in the future and in the past together) in a system of n identical billiard balls moving with different speeds in an infinite 1-dimensional billiard?

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Chapter6: Matrices And Determinants

Section6.1: Matrices And Systems Of Linear Equations

Problem 1E: If a system of linear equations has infinitely many solutions, then the system is called _____ . If...

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