Use the worked example above to help you solve this problem. An pickup truck with mass 1.78 x 103 kg is traveling eastbound at +14.9 m/s, while a compact car with mass 9.30 x 102 kg is traveling westbound at -14.9 m/s. (See figure.) The vehicles collide head-on, becoming entangled. (a) Find the speed of the entangled vehicles after the collision. Enter a number. differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. m/s (b) Find the change in the velocity of each vehicle. Avtruck m/s Δν car m/s (c) Find the change in the kinetic energy of the system consisting of both vehicles.

Use the worked example above to help you solve this problem. An pickup truck with mass 1.78 x 103 kg is traveling eastbound at +14.9 m/s, while a compact car with mass 9.30 x 102 kg is traveling westbound at -14.9 m/s. (See figure.) The vehicles collide head-on, becoming entangled. (a) Find the speed of the entangled vehicles after the collision. Enter a number. differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. m/s (b) Find the change in the velocity of each vehicle. Avtruck m/s Δν car m/s (c) Find the change in the kinetic energy of the system consisting of both vehicles.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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