Two objects collide on a frictionless surface. If one had been at rest before the collision, is it possible for:
(i) one object to be at rest after the collision?
(ii) both objects to be at rest after the collision?
1.(i) only
2.(ii) only
3.both (i) and (ii)
4.neither (i) nor (ii)
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