Find the kinetic energy loss

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6mu26mu^2

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  1. Calculate the initial kinetic energy.

    The initial velocities are uA=4uu_A = 4u and uB=−uu_B = -u. The masses are mA=mm_A = m and mB=3mm_B = 3m.

    KEinitial=12mAuA2+12mBuB2KE_{initial} = \frac{1}{2}m_A u_A^2 + \frac{1}{2}m_B u_B^2 KEinitial=12m(4u)2+12(3m)(−u)2KE_{initial} = \frac{1}{2}m(4u)^2 + \frac{1}{2}(3m)(-u)^2 KEinitial=12m(16u2)+12(3m)(u2)KE_{initial} = \frac{1}{2}m(16u^2) + \frac{1}{2}(3m)(u^2) KEinitial=8mu2+32mu2KE_{initial} = 8mu^2 + \frac{3}{2}mu^2 KEinitial=16mu2+3mu22KE_{initial} = \frac{16mu^2 + 3mu^2}{2} KEinitial=192mu2KE_{initial} = \frac{19}{2}mu^2
  2. Calculate the final velocities using e=35e = \frac{3}{5}.

    From the previous calculation, the final velocities are:

    vA=u(1−15e)4v_A = \frac{u(1 - 15e)}{4} vB=u(1+5e)4v_B = \frac{u(1 + 5e)}{4}

    Substitute e=35e = \frac{3}{5}:

    vA=u(1−15(35))4=u(1−9)4=−8u4=−2uv_A = \frac{u(1 - 15(\frac{3}{5}))}{4} = \frac{u(1 - 9)}{4} = \frac{-8u}{4} = -2u vB=u(1+5(35))4=u(1+3)4=4u4=uv_B = \frac{u(1 + 5(\frac{3}{5}))}{4} = \frac{u(1 + 3)}{4} = \frac{4u}{4} = u
  3. Calculate the final kinetic energy.

    KEfinal=12mAvA2+12mBvB2KE_{final} = \frac{1}{2}m_A v_A^2 + \frac{1}{2}m_B v_B^2 KEfinal=12m(−2u)2+12(3m)(u)2KE_{final} = \frac{1}{2}m(-2u)^2 + \frac{1}{2}(3m)(u)^2 KEfinal=12m(4u2)+12(3m)(u2)KE_{final} = \frac{1}{2}m(4u^2) + \frac{1}{2}(3m)(u^2) KEfinal=2mu2+32mu2KE_{final} = 2mu^2 + \frac{3}{2}mu^2 KEfinal=4mu2+3mu22KE_{final} = \frac{4mu^2 + 3mu^2}{2} KEfinal=72mu2KE_{final} = \frac{7}{2}mu^2
  4. Calculate the kinetic energy loss.

    Kinetic energy loss is the initial kinetic energy minus the final kinetic energy.

    ΔKE=KEinitial−KEfinal\Delta KE = KE_{initial} - KE_{final} ΔKE=192mu2−72mu2\Delta KE = \frac{19}{2}mu^2 - \frac{7}{2}mu^2 ΔKE=19−72mu2\Delta KE = \frac{19 - 7}{2}mu^2 ΔKE=122mu2\Delta KE = \frac{12}{2}mu^2 ΔKE=6mu2\Delta KE = \boxed{6mu^2}
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