A 1500 kg truck driving at 21 m/s and crashes into a 3000 kg car initially at rest. They stick together. (a) What type of collision is this? Justify and explain. (b) What velocity will they have after the collision? Show your work. (c) How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision? Show your work. Is the total energy conserved in the collision? Explain.

A 1500 kg truck driving at 21 m/s and crashes into a 3000 kg car initially at rest. They stick together. (a) What type of collision is this? Justify and explain. (b) What velocity will they have after the collision? Show your work. (c) How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision? Show your work. Is the total energy conserved in the collision? Explain.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 83A

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