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    Nov 8, 2008, 02:33 AM
    Post collision velocity
    Hi,

    I am trying to work out post collision velocity for two veh's.

    Is sin always the Y direction and cos the x direction
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    Nov 8, 2008, 05:18 AM

    Depends on how the angle is defined, but in general, yes. The best thing is to work it out to check each time.
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