kg and traveling at 95 km/h, collide head-on and come to rest. The mechanical energy lost in this collision is closest to: (A) 1.42 x 10 J (B) 2.26 x 106 (C) 3.28 x 106 J (D) 4.53 x 106 (E) 5.89 x 106 J (F) 14.1 x 106J (G) 32.6 x 106 J

kg and traveling at 95 km/h, collide head-on and come to rest. The mechanical energy lost in this collision is closest to: (A) 1.42 x 10 J (B) 2.26 x 106 (C) 3.28 x 106 J (D) 4.53 x 106 (E) 5.89 x 106 J (F) 14.1 x 106J (G) 32.6 x 106 J

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mass 6500 kg and traveling at 95 km/h, collide head-on and come to rest.
The
mechanical energy lost in this collision is closest to:
(A) 1.42 x 10 J
(B) 2.26 x 106 J
(C) 3.28 x 106 J
(D) 4.53 x 106 J
(E) 5.89 x 106J
(F) 14.1 x 106J
(G) 32.6 x 106 J

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