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Semenov [28]
3 years ago
5

A railroad car of mass 2.50 3 104 kg is moving with a speed of 4.00 m/s. It collides and couples with three other coupled railro

ad cars, each of the same mass as the single car and moving in the same direction with an initial speed of 2.00 m/s. (a) What is the speed of the four cars after the collision? (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the collision?
Physics
1 answer:
ipn [44]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:2.5 m/s

37.5KJ

Explanation:

Let u_1, u_2 , v_f be the initial velocity of rail road car ,coupled cars & Final velocity of system respectively.

m=2.50\times 10^{4}

Conserving momentum

mu_1+3mu_2=4mv_f

4m+6m=4mv_f

v_f=2.5 m/s

Therefore Final velocity of system is 2.5m/s

(b)Mechanical Energy lost =Initial Kinetic Energy -Final Kinetic Energy

Initial Kinetic Energy=\frac{1}{2}m\left ( 4^2\right )+\frac{1}{2}m\left ( 2^2\right )=14m J

Final Kinetic Energy=\frac{1}{2}4m\left ( 2.5^2\right )=12.5m J

Mechanical Energy lost=14m-12.5m=3.75\times 10^4=37.5 KJ

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