1,185-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9,100-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (see figure below). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. +25.0 m/s +20.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before Ⓡ (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (Round your answer to at least three decimal places.) m/s (east) (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the collision? 3 After Account for this loss in energy.

1,185-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9,100-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (see figure below). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. +25.0 m/s +20.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before Ⓡ (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (Round your answer to at least three decimal places.) m/s (east) (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the collision? 3 After Account for this loss in energy.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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