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zzz [600]
3 years ago
11

A 59 kg physics student is riding her 220 kg Harley at 12 m/s when she has a head-on collision with a 2.1 kg pigeon flying the o

pposite direction at 44m/s. The bird is still on the motorcycle after the collision. How fast is the motorcycle going after the collision?
Physics
1 answer:
IgorLugansk [536]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Explanation:

Using conservation of momentum

m_1=59+220=279kg

m_2=2.1kg

U_1=12m/s

U_2=-44m/s

m_1U_1+m_2U_2=(m_1+m_2)V\\\\\frac{278\times 12-2.1\times 44}{279+2.1}=V\\\\V=11.58m/s

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