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A ball of mass 'm' moving with speed 'u' undergoes a head-on elastic collision with a ball of mass 'nm' initially at rest. Find the fraction of the incident energy transferred to the second ball.

A

`(n)/(n+1)`

B

`(n)/((n+1)^(2)`

C

`(2n)/((1+n)^(2)`

D

`(4n)/((1+n)^(2)`

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