A pirate ship fires a 25kg cannonball with a velocity of 100m/s at another very heavy trader ship. the ship is at rest. the cannonball bounces off with a velocity of -0.5m/s.
a) How much energy was dissipated during this collision
b) What kind of collision is this
c) what is the coefficient of restitution
d) Is this consistent with part a and b
e) We know momentum is actually conserved so what is the real final velocity of the trader ship if it has 1000000 times the inertia of the cannon ball.