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a body of mass m moving with a constant velocity v hits another body of the mass m moving with same velocity v but in the opposite direction, and sticks to it. The velocity of the compound body after collision is :

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zero
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v
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2v
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v/2
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Solution

The correct option is B zero
Here, a body of mass m moving with a constant velocity v hits another body of the mass m moving with same velocity v but in the opposite direction, and sticks to it. We can write
m1u1m2u2=(m1+m2)v
As m1=m2=m and u1=u2=v
2mv=0
v=0

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