Consider the two moving boxcars in Example 5. Car 1 has a mass of m1 = 65000 kg and a velocity of vo1 = +0.80 m/s. Car 2 has a mass of m2 = 92000 kg and a velocity of vo2 = +1.2 m/s, overtakes car 1 and couples to it. Determine the velocity of their center of mass (a) before and (b) after the collision. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

Consider the two moving boxcars in Example 5. Car 1 has a mass of m1 = 65000 kg and a velocity of vo1 = +0.80 m/s. Car 2 has a mass of m2 = 92000 kg and a velocity of vo2 = +1.2 m/s, overtakes car 1 and couples to it. Determine the velocity of their center of mass (a) before and (b) after the collision. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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Chapter10: Direct-current Circuits

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Problem 82AP: Apply the junction rule at point G shown below.

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