A railroad freight car of mass 3.18 * 104 kg collides with a stationary caboose car.They couple together, and 27.0% of the initial kinetic energy is transferred to thermal energy, sound, vibrations, and so on. Find the mass of the caboose.

A railroad freight car of mass 3.18 * 104 kg collides with a stationary caboose car.They couple together, and 27.0% of the initial kinetic energy is transferred to thermal energy, sound, vibrations, and so on. Find the mass of the caboose.

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter11: Energy And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44A

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