(a) the speed of the system right after the collision, assuming the two vehicles become entangled, (b) the change in velocity for both vehicles, and (c) the change in kinetic energy of the system, from the instant before impact (when the compact car is traveling at 6.00 m/s) to the instant right after the collision.
Suppose the same two vehicles are both traveling eastward, the compact car leading the pickup truck. The driver of the compact car slams on the brakes suddenly, slowing the vehicle to 6.00 m/s. If the pickup truck traveling at 18.0 m/s crashes into the compact car, find
(a) the speed of the system right after the collision, assuming the two vehicles become entangled,
(b) the change in velocity for both vehicles, and
(c) the change in kinetic energy of the system, from the instant before impact (when the compact car is traveling at 6.00 m/s) to the instant right after the collision.
Answers (a) 14.0 m/s (b) pickup truck: vA = 24.0 m/s,
compact car: vB = 8.0 m/s (c) −4.32 x 104 J
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