The 15-Mg boxcar A is coasting freely at 1.5 m/s on the horizontal track when it encounters a tank car B having a mass of 12 Mg and coasting at 0.75 m/s toward it as shown in the figure. If the cars meet and couple together, determine the average force between them if the coupling takes place in 0.8s. 15 m/s 0.75 m/s O 18.8 KN O 6.2 KN O 24.4 KN O36.9 KN

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The 15-Mg boxcar A is coasting freely at 1.5 m/s on the horizontal track when it encounters a tank car B
having a mass of 12 Mg and coasting at 0.75 m/s toward it as shown in the figure. If the cars meet and
couple together, determine the average force between them if the coupling takes place in 0.8s.
15 m/s
0.75 m/s
O 18.8 KN
O 6.2 KN
o 24.4 KN
O36.9 KN
Transcribed Image Text:The 15-Mg boxcar A is coasting freely at 1.5 m/s on the horizontal track when it encounters a tank car B having a mass of 12 Mg and coasting at 0.75 m/s toward it as shown in the figure. If the cars meet and couple together, determine the average force between them if the coupling takes place in 0.8s. 15 m/s 0.75 m/s O 18.8 KN O 6.2 KN o 24.4 KN O36.9 KN
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