Problem 279. collision

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Jon on 11 Apr 2014

20 is the best general solution. Lower scores take advantage of the limited test suite.

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Solution 572229

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Chellammai C on 2 Feb 2015

vm=[60 2; -30 4; 100 2]; velo is 200 not 25

Sylvain on 12 Feb 2015

The momentum is 200, not the velocity.

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