A 5000-kg car moving at 19.1 m/s in the +x direction hits from behind a second car moving at 13 m/s in the same direction. If the second car has a mass of 1000 kg and a speed of 15.1 m/s right after the collision, what is the velocity of the first car after this sudden collision?

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A 5000-kg car moving at 19.1 m/s in the +x direction hits from behind a
second car moving at 13 m/s in the same direction. If the second car has
a mass of 1000 kg and a speed of 15.1 m/s right after the collision, what
is the velocity of the first car after this sudden collision?
-44.2 m/s
44.2 m/s
-14 m/s
18.7 m/s
14.9 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A 5000-kg car moving at 19.1 m/s in the +x direction hits from behind a second car moving at 13 m/s in the same direction. If the second car has a mass of 1000 kg and a speed of 15.1 m/s right after the collision, what is the velocity of the first car after this sudden collision? -44.2 m/s 44.2 m/s -14 m/s 18.7 m/s 14.9 m/s
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Given that

For first Car

Mass m1 = 5000 kg

Initial velocity u1 = 19.1 m/s

Assume that after collision final velocity = v1

For second car

Mass m2 = 1000 m/s 

Initial velocity u2 = 13 m/s

After collision final velocity v2 = 15.1 m/s

 

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