In an elastic collision between two bodies of equal masses moving in opposite directions, their velocities:
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In an elastic collision between two bodies of equal masses moving in opposite directions, their velocities:

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For equal masses in a 1D elastic collision, the velocities are simply interchanged after collision. If they move in opposite directions with equal speeds, they will simply bounce back with their respective velocities interchanged in magnitude and direction.

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