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On the basis of direction of motion of objects and line of impact the collisions are classified as ….. and …. collisions.

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Head on

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Oblique

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Collisions that are classified based on the line of impact and the direction of the object are Head-on collision and Oblique collision.
In a head-on collision, the velocities of the objects before and after the collision lies on the same line.
In an oblique collision, the velocities of the objects before and after collision lies on different lines.
Hence, based on the direction of motion of the objects and the line of impact, the collisions are classified as Head-on and Oblique collisions.

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