A 1 kg ball moving at 1 m s⁻¹ collides symmetrically with two identical 1 kg balls at rest touching each other. The two balls move at 0.5 m s⁻¹ making ±60° with original direction. Kinetic-energy loss is:

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A 1 kg ball moving at 1 m s⁻¹ collides symmetrically with two identical 1 kg balls at rest touching each other. The two balls move at 0.5 m s⁻¹ making ±60° with original direction. Kinetic-energy loss is:

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