<span> Let’s determine the initial momentum of each car.
#1 = 998 * 20 = 19,960
#2 = 1200 * 17 = 20,400
This is this is total momentum in the x direction before the collision. B is the correct answer. Since momentum is conserved in both directions, this will be total momentum is the x direction after the collision. To prove that this is true, let’s determine the magnitude and direction of the total momentum after the collision.
Since the y axis and the x axis are perpendicular to each other, use the following equation to determine the magnitude of their final momentum.
Final = √(x^2 + y^2) = √(20,400^2 + 19,960^2) = √814,561,600
This is approximately 28,541. To determine the x component, we need to determine the angle of the final momentum. Use the following equation.
Tan θ = y/x = 19,960/20,400 = 499/510
θ = tan^-1 (499/510)
The angle is approximately 43.85˚ counter clockwise from the negative x axis. To determine the x component, multiply the final momentum by the cosine of the angle.
x = √814,561,600 * cos (tan^-1 (499/510) = 20,400</span>
Answer:
The combined velocity is 8.61 m/s.
Explanation:
Given that,
The mass of a truck, m = 2800 kg
Initial speed of truck, u = 12 m/s
The mass of a car, m' = 1100 kg
Initial speed of the car, u' = 0
We need to find the combined velocity the moment they stick together. Let it is V. Using the conservation of momentum.

So, the combined velocity is 8.61 m/s.
C. The downward component of the projectile's velocity continually increases
Explanation:
The motion of a projectile consists of two independent motions:
- A uniform motion (with constant velocity) along the horizontal direction
- A uniformly accelerated motion, with constant acceleration (equal to the acceleration of gravity) in the downward direction
Here we want to study the downward component of the projectile's velocity. Since the vertical motion is a uniformly accelerated motion, the vertical velocity is given by:

where
u = 0 is the initial vertical velocity (zero since the projectile is fired horizontally)
downward is the acceleration of gravity
t is the time
So the equation becomes

This means that
C. The downward component of the projectile's velocity continually increases
Because every second, it increases by
in the downward direction.
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