In this problem we will consider the collision of two cars initially moving at right angles. Weassume that after the collision the cars stick together and travel off as a single unit. The collisionis therefore completely inelastic. As shown below, two cars collide. Car one has an initial massand velocity of m1 = 1,140 kg, and v1 = 15.2 m/s. Car two has a mass of m2= 1,570 kg and aninitial velocity of v2 = 22.4 m/s. Find the magnitude and direction of the final two car system'smomentum.Car 1m2+ECar 2Figure 2. Two cars collide at a right angle, car one is moving to the left, and car two is moving upward.

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In this problem we will consider the collision of two cars initially moving at right angles. We assume that after the collision the cars stick together and travel off as a single unit. The collision is therefore completely inelastic. As shown below, two cars collide. Car one has an initial mass and velocity of mı = 1,140 kg, and v1 = 15.2 m/s. Car two has a mass of m2= 1,570 kg and an initial velocity of v2 = 22.4 m/s. Find the magnitude and direction of the final two car system's momentum. Car 1

In this problem we will consider the collision of two cars initially moving at right angles. We assume that after the collision the cars stick together and travel off as a single unit. The collision is therefore completely inelastic. As shown below, two cars collide. Car one has an initial mass and velocity of mı = 1,140 kg, and v1 = 15.2 m/s. Car two has a mass of m2= 1,570 kg and an initial velocity of v2 = 22.4 m/s. Find the magnitude and direction of the final two car system's momentum. Car 1

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Chapter6: Momentum, Impulse, And Collisions

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