A 1200 kg car skidding due north on a level frictionless icy road at 172.5 km/h collides with a 2256 kg car skidding due east at 138 km/h in such a way that the two cars stick together. vf 138 km/h N 2256 kg 172.5 km/h | 1200 kg At what angle (–180° < 0 < +180°) East of North do the two coupled cars skid off at? Answer in units of ° How much kinetic energy is lost in the colli- sion?
A 1200 kg car skidding due north on a level frictionless icy road at 172.5 km/h collides with a 2256 kg car skidding due east at 138 km/h in such a way that the two cars stick together. vf 138 km/h N 2256 kg 172.5 km/h | 1200 kg At what angle (–180° < 0 < +180°) East of North do the two coupled cars skid off at? Answer in units of ° How much kinetic energy is lost in the colli- sion?
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Transcribed Image Text:A 1200 kg car skidding due north on a level
frictionless icy road at 172.5 km/h collides
with a 2256 kg car skidding due east at
138 km/h in such a way that the two cars
stick together.
vf
138 km/h
N
2256 kg
172.5 km/h | 1200 kg
At what angle (–180° < 0 < +180°) East
of North do the two coupled cars skid off at?
Answer in units of °
How much kinetic energy is lost in the colli-
sion?
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