= Consider the bumper car collision below. Bumper car A is waiting to come out onto the circuit so it is stationary before the collision (Va = 0). Bumper car B comes around the corner and decides to smash into bumper car A. The velocity of bumper car B at the instant before the collision is V₁ 12 km/h and they collide at an angle α = 25°. At the time of the collision bumper car A is in contact with the walls and can only move backwards. The bumper cars individually each have a weight of 150 kg however, the passenger in bumper car B weighs 110 kg and the passenger in bumper car A weighs 75 kg. For this collision you may assume that e = 0.71. Vb Car B e e Car A

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Q1 - Draw individual FBDs of both bumper cars during the collision. Ensure you show all relevant components and a coordinate system

Q2 - Determine the velocities of each car the instant after the collision (report your solution as a vector in your chosen coordinate system). What is the impulse experienced by the wall?

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Consider the bumper car collision below. Bumper car A is waiting to come out onto the
circuit so it is stationary before the collision (Va = 0). Bumper car B comes around the corner
and decides to smash into bumper car A. The velocity of bumper car B at the instant before
the collision is V₁ 12 km/h and they collide at an angle α = 25°. At the time of the
collision bumper car A is in contact with the walls and can only move backwards. The
bumper cars individually each have a weight of 150 kg however, the passenger in bumper car
B weighs 110 kg and the passenger in bumper car A weighs 75 kg. For this collision you may
assume that e = 0.71.
Vb
Car B
e
e
Car A
Transcribed Image Text:= Consider the bumper car collision below. Bumper car A is waiting to come out onto the circuit so it is stationary before the collision (Va = 0). Bumper car B comes around the corner and decides to smash into bumper car A. The velocity of bumper car B at the instant before the collision is V₁ 12 km/h and they collide at an angle α = 25°. At the time of the collision bumper car A is in contact with the walls and can only move backwards. The bumper cars individually each have a weight of 150 kg however, the passenger in bumper car B weighs 110 kg and the passenger in bumper car A weighs 75 kg. For this collision you may assume that e = 0.71. Vb Car B e e Car A
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