Question

A 808 kg automobile is sliding on an icy street. It collides with a parked car which has a mass of 632 kg. The two cars lock up and slide together with a speed of 15.0 km/h. What was the speed of the first car just before the collision?

Answer 1

The speed of the first car just before the collision is 26.73 km/h.

What is conservation of momentum principle?

When two bodies of different masses move together each other and have head on collision, they travel to same or different direction after collision.

The external force is not acting here, so the initial momentum is equal to the final momentum. For inelastic collision, final velocity is the common velocity for both the bodies.

m₁u₁ +m₂u₂ =(m₁ +m₂) v

Given a 808 kg automobile is sliding on an icy street. It collides with a parked car which has a mass of 632 kg. The two cars lock up and slide together with a speed of 15.0 km/h.

Second car is parked, so its velocity will be zero.

808 x u +632 x 0 = (808 +632 ) x 15

u  = 26.73 km/h

Thus, the speed of the first car just before the collision is 26.73 km/h

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