A 1 500 kg car travelling at 25 m/s collides with a 2 500 kg van stopped at a traffic light. As a result of the collision, the two vehicles become entangled. With what initial speed will the entangled mass move off, and is the collision elastic or in elastic? (K:1) SPEED TYPE OF COLLISION A 9.4 m/s Flastic B. 9.4 m/s Inclastic C. 15 m/s Elastic D. 15 m/s Inclastic

A 1 500 kg car travelling at 25 m/s collides with a 2 500 kg van stopped at a traffic light. As a result of the collision, the two vehicles become entangled. With what initial speed will the entangled mass move off, and is the collision elastic or in elastic? (K:1) SPEED TYPE OF COLLISION A 9.4 m/s Flastic B. 9.4 m/s Inclastic C. 15 m/s Elastic D. 15 m/s Inclastic

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Chapter6: Momentum And Collisions

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