Car Collisions

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Ryan Moody

Hello again,

I'm currently coding a 2D racing game, and I need to come up with a simplistic and yet realistic algorithm which determines the movement of a car after colliding with a wall or another car.

The algorithm needs to take the following into account:

1: The car(s) angle(s) - This determines the resultant angle(s)
2: The point of contact - This also determines the resultant angle(s)
3: The car(s) speed(s) - This determines the resultant speed(s)

Any suggestions for such an algorithm (preferably in psuedocode) would be most appreciated!

Thanks,
Ryan