Two vehicles have a 'rear end' collision. A 1,314 kg SUV moving at 18.9 m/s strikes a 969 kg car moving at 15.2 m/s. Their bumpers become locked and they continue to move as one mass. What is their final velocity as they move as a single mass? Answer: m/s

Two vehicles have a 'rear end' collision. A 1,314 kg SUV moving at 18.9 m/s strikes a 969 kg car moving at 15.2 m/s. Their bumpers become locked and they continue to move as one mass. What is their final velocity as they move as a single mass? Answer: m/s

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

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