Fraction of the initial kinetic energy is lost in the collision f = 3/4.
Two balls of masses M and 3M kinetic energy
Initially before collision:
Speed of ball of mass M = −V0 (Right direction is taken as negative)
Speed of ball of mass 3M = +V0
Finally after collision: Speed of ball of mass M = v
Speed of ball of mass 3M = V02
[tex]Finding the fraction(f) of initial kinetic energy lost in the collisionf=1−Final Kinetic EnergyInitial Kinetic Energyf=1−12×M×(v02)2+12×3M×(v02)212×M×(−v0)2+12×3M×(v0)2f=1−v024v02f=1−14=34[/tex]
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