A car (mass 900kg) travelling north at 72kmhr¹ and a truck(mass 40000) travelling south at 60kmhr¹ collide head on andstick together. Find the:TxIa) The initial mass of the car and the momentum.b) The total initial and final momentumc) The final velocity of the car and the truckEnglish (Australia). Accessibility: Good to goFocusB P

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A car (mass 900kg) travelling north at 72kmhr¹ and a truck (mass 40000) travelling south at 60kmhr¹ collide head on and stick together. Find the: I a) The initial mass of the car and the momentum. b) The total initial and final momentum c) The final velocity of the car and the truck

A car (mass 900kg) travelling north at 72kmhr¹ and a truck (mass 40000) travelling south at 60kmhr¹ collide head on and stick together. Find the: I a) The initial mass of the car and the momentum. b) The total initial and final momentum c) The final velocity of the car and the truck

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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A car (mass 900kg) travelling north at 72kmhr¹ and a truck
(mass 40000) travelling south at 60kmhr¹ collide head on and
stick together. Find the:
Tx
I
a) The initial mass of the car and the momentum.
b) The total initial and final momentum
c) The final velocity of the car and the truck
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