This short note describes all properties of two dimensional collision between two material points. The main question is the following: does there exist an orthogonal scattering after collision of two different masses?

two dimensional collision, orthogonal scattering.

Received: February 1, 2022;  Accepted: February 14, 2022; Published: February 22, 2022

How to cite this article: Salvatore Ganci, Elementary geometry in two-dimensional collision: a little note, Far East Journal of Mathematical Education 22 (2022), 7-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0973563122003

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