rue or False: In a perfectly inelastic collision between two masses, the two masses rebound after the collision. For any question relating to one-dimensional linear momentum, only the velocity is important to consider when objects collide. When we triple the vectorial velocity of an object whose mass is constant, we also triple its moment.  In an inelastic collision, the total kinetic energy is conserved. When an object explodes, the sum of the momentum of all the fragments is equal to the momentum of the object before the explosion.

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In a perfectly inelastic collision between two masses, the two masses rebound after the collision.

For any question relating to one-dimensional linear momentum, only the velocity is important to consider when objects collide.

When we triple the vectorial velocity of an object whose mass is constant, we also triple its moment. 

In an inelastic collision, the total kinetic energy is conserved.

When an object explodes, the sum of the momentum of all the fragments is equal to the momentum of the object before the explosion.

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