b. A 1200-kg car moving with a velocity VA = 25.0 m/s i crashes into the back of a 9000-kg truck moving at a velocity VB of 20.0 m/s i. The velocity of the car immediately after the collision is 18.0 m/s i. i. what is the velocity of the truck immediately after the collision ( to the nearest integer) ii. the coefficient of restitution between them. What type of collision is this? iii. the change in mechanical energy of the car-truck system in the collision. How do you account for the change in mechanical energy?

b. A 1200-kg car moving with a velocity VA = 25.0 m/s i crashes into the back of a 9000-kg truck moving at a velocity VB of 20.0 m/s i. The velocity of the car immediately after the collision is 18.0 m/s i. i. what is the velocity of the truck immediately after the collision ( to the nearest integer) ii. the coefficient of restitution between them. What type of collision is this? iii. the change in mechanical energy of the car-truck system in the collision. How do you account for the change in mechanical energy?

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b. A 1200-kg car moving with a velocity VA = 25.0 m/s i crashes into the back of a
9000-kg truck moving at a velocity VB of 20.0 m/s i. The velocity of the car
immediately after the collision is 18.0 m/s i.
i. what is the velocity of the truck immediately after the collision ( to the nearest
integer)
ii. the coefficient of restitution between them. What type of collision is this?
iii. the change in mechanical energy of the car-truck system in the collision. How
do you account for the change in mechanical energy?

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