8.34 A 6000-kg truck traveling north at 5.0 m/s collides with a 4000-kg truck moving west at 15 m/s. If the two trucks remain locked together after impact, with what speed and in what direction do they move immediately after the collision? Ans.

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8.34 A 6000-kg truck traveling north at
5.0 m/s collides with a 4000-kg truck
moving west at 15 m/s. If the two trucks
remain locked together after impact, with
what speed and in what direction do they
move immediately after the collision? Ans.
6.7 m/s at 27° north of west
Transcribed Image Text:8.34 A 6000-kg truck traveling north at 5.0 m/s collides with a 4000-kg truck moving west at 15 m/s. If the two trucks remain locked together after impact, with what speed and in what direction do they move immediately after the collision? Ans. 6.7 m/s at 27° north of west
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