A 2000 Kg car moving at 30 m/s hits a 1500 Kg car moving at 12 m/s going in the same direction. The two cars stick together. How fast do the two cars move together immediately after the collision? Note that the roads were icy.

A 2000 Kg car moving at 30 m/s hits a 1500 Kg car moving at 12 m/s going in the same direction. The two cars stick together. How fast do the two cars move together immediately after the collision? Note that the roads were icy.

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Chapter9: Linear Momentum And Collisions

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Problem 9.91AP: A 2.00-g particle moving at 8.00 m/s makes a perfectly elastic head-on collision with a resting...

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A 2000 Kg car moving at 30 m/s hits a 1500 Kg car moving at 12 m/s going in the same
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The two cars stick together. How fast do the two cars move together immediately after
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