Figure E8.54 1200 kg 1800 kg 12.0 m/s 20.0 m/s K - 40.0 m
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A 1200 kg SUV is moving along a straight highway at
12.0 m/s. Another car, with mass 1800 kg and speed 20.0 m/s, has its
center of mass 40.0 m ahead of the center of mass of the SUV (Fig.). Find (a) the position of the center of mass of the system consisting
of the two cars; (b) the magnitude of the system’s total momentum,
by using the given data; (c) the speed of the system’s center of mass; (d)
the system’s total momentum, by using the speed of the center of mass.
Compare your result with that of part (b).
Transcribed Image Text:Figure E8.54
1200 kg
1800 kg
12.0 m/s
20.0 m/s
K - 40.0 m
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