A sphere of mass m moving with constant velocity u, collides with another stationary sphere of same mass. If e is the coefficient of restitution, the ratio of the final velocities of the first and second sphere is
1−e1+e
1+e1−e
e1−e
1+ee
A
1−e1+e
B
1+ee
C
1+e1−e
D
e1−e
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using momentum conservation v1+v2=u
e=v2−v1u−0
⇒v2−v1=eu
⇒v2=(1+e)2u
⇒v1=(1−e)2u
v1:v2=1−e1+e
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