Determine the system mass


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Q. Consider two particles of equal mass m. Determine the system mass for each of the following cases.

(a) Both particles are moving in the x-direction with kinetic energies K=5m.

(b) One particle moves in the y-direction with K=5m and the other moves in the +x-direction with K=5m.

(c) Given that both systems contain two mass-m particles with K=5m, explain any difference between your answers to parts (a) and (b).

Note: in these units c=1, velocity is dimensionless, and thus energy has the same units as mass.

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