Two bumper cars at the county fair are sliding toward one another (see figure below). Initially, bumper car 1 is traveling to the east at 5.62 m/s, and bumper car 2 is traveling 60.0° south of west at 10.00 m/s. After they collide, bumper car 1 is observed to be traveling to the west with a speed of 3.28 m/s. Friction is negligible between the cars and the ground.   (a) If the masses of bumper cars 1 and 2 are 584 kg and 615 kg respectively, what is the velocity of bumper car 2 immediately after the collision? (Express your answer in vector form. Enter your answer to at least three significant figures.) v2 =         m/s? (b) What is the kinetic energy lost in the collision?(in joules

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Two bumper cars at the county fair are sliding toward one another (see figure below). Initially, bumper car 1 is traveling to the east at 5.62 m/s, and bumper car 2 is traveling 60.0° south of west at 10.00 m/s. After they collide, bumper car 1 is observed to be traveling to the west with a speed of 3.28 m/s. Friction is negligible between the cars and the ground.

 
(a) If the masses of bumper cars 1 and 2 are 584 kg and 615 kg respectively, what is the velocity of bumper car 2 immediately after the collision? (Express your answer in vector form. Enter your answer to at least three significant figures.)
v2 =         m/s?


(b) What is the kinetic energy lost in the collision?(in joules)
N
W-
-E
Car 2
60°
10.00 m/s
Car 1
5.62 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:N W- -E Car 2 60° 10.00 m/s Car 1 5.62 m/s
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