A 1,200-kg car, travelling at 5 m/s [forward] collide head-on with a 2,000-kg car travelling at 3.5 m/s (backward]. The cars stick to each other and move together after the collision. Question 19 a) The velocity of the two cars after the collision is approximately 04.1 m/s [backward). O 0.3 m/s (backward). O 4.1 m/s [forward). O 0.3 m/s (forward]. Question 20 b) The loss of energy in the collision is approximately O54 kJ. O 13 kJ. O zero. O 27 kJ.

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A 1,200-kg car, travelling at 5 m/s [forward] collide head-on with a 2,000-kg car
travelling at 3.5 m/s (backward]. The cars stick to each other and move together
after the collision.
Question 19
a) The velocity of the two cars after the collision is approximately
04.1 m/s [backward).
O 0.3 m/s (backward).
O 4.1 m/s [forward).
O 0.3 m/s (forward].
Question 20
b) The loss of energy in the collision is approximately
O54 kJ.
O 13 kJ.
O zero.
O 27 kJ.
Transcribed Image Text:A 1,200-kg car, travelling at 5 m/s [forward] collide head-on with a 2,000-kg car travelling at 3.5 m/s (backward]. The cars stick to each other and move together after the collision. Question 19 a) The velocity of the two cars after the collision is approximately 04.1 m/s [backward). O 0.3 m/s (backward). O 4.1 m/s [forward). O 0.3 m/s (forward]. Question 20 b) The loss of energy in the collision is approximately O54 kJ. O 13 kJ. O zero. O 27 kJ.
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