1,185-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9,100-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (see figure below). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. +25.0 m/s +20.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before Ⓡ (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (Round your answer to at least three decimal places.) m/s (east) (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the collision? 3 After Account for this loss in energy.

1,185-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9,100-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (see figure below). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. +25.0 m/s +20.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before Ⓡ (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (Round your answer to at least three decimal places.) m/s (east) (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the collision? 3 After Account for this loss in energy.

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Chapter6: Momentum And Collisions

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Problem 8WUE: A car of mass 750 kg traveling at a velocity of 27 m/s in the positive x-direction crashes into the...

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