Two bumper cars at the county fair are moving towards one another. Bumper car 1 (mass of 596 kg) is traveling to the east at 5.62 m/s, and bumper car 2 (mass of 625 kg) is traveling 60° south of west at 10.0 m/s. They collide, and after the collision, bumper car 1 is observed to be traveling west with a speed of 3.14 m/s. Friction is negligible between the cars and the ground. a. What is the velocity (magnitude and direction) of bumper car 2 immediately after the collision? b. What percentage of the initial kinetic energy is lost (converted to other forms) in the collision?

Two bumper cars at the county fair are moving towards one another. Bumper car 1 (mass of 596 kg) is traveling to the east at 5.62 m/s, and bumper car 2 (mass of 625 kg) is traveling 60° south of west at 10.0 m/s. They collide, and after the collision, bumper car 1 is observed to be traveling west with a speed of 3.14 m/s. Friction is negligible between the cars and the ground. a. What is the velocity (magnitude and direction) of bumper car 2 immediately after the collision? b. What percentage of the initial kinetic energy is lost (converted to other forms) in the collision?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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