y (north) 24.0° 16.0 m/s x (east)

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At the intersection of
Texas Avenue and University
Drive, a yellow subcompact car
with mass 950 kg traveling east
on University collides with a red
pickup truck with mass 1900 kg
that is traveling north on Texas and
has run a red light (Fig.).
The two vehicles stick together
as a result of the collision, and
the wreckage slides at 16.0 m/s in
the direction 24.0° east of north.
Calculate the speed of each vehicle
before the collision. The collision occurs during a heavy rainstorm;
ignore friction forces between the vehicles and the wet road. 

y (north)
24.0°
16.0 m/s
x (east)
Transcribed Image Text:y (north) 24.0° 16.0 m/s x (east)
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