Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. If two moving objects collide, we can always orient our reference frame so that the collision takes place entirely in the xy plane
2. An object of mass m1 moving in the +x direction collides with another object at rest with mass m2. After the collision, the object with mass m2 is observed moving in the +y direction. Such a collision cannot be elastic, no matter what m1 and m2 might be.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE

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