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Kinetic energy before collision is always equal to the kinetic energy after collision.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in final exam.

My question is from Loss of Kinetic Energy During Elastic Impact topic in portion Kinematics & Kinetics of Motion of Machine Kinematics

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Right answer is (b) False

Easiest explanation: Kinetic energy before collision is equal to the kinetic energy after collision only in case of elastic collisions, in other cases energy is lost during deformation.

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