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vladimir2022 [97]
3 years ago
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A car with a mass of 1.5 × 103 kilograms is traveling west at a velocity of 22 meters/second. It hits a stationary car with a ma

ss of 9.0 × 102 kilograms. If the collision is inelastic, what is the final direction and approximate velocity of the two cars?
A. 14 meters/second to the west
B. 14 meters/second to the east
C. 22 meters/second to the east
D. 22 meters/second to the west
Physics
2 answers:
stepan [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A. 14 meters/second to the west

Explanation:

The collision is inelastic, which means that:

- only the total momentum is conserved (not the kinetic energy)

- the two cars stick to each other and continue their motion together after the collision

Therefore, we can write the law of conservation of momentum as follows:

m_1 u_1 + m_2 u_2 = (m_1 + m_2 )v

where:

m_1 = 1.5 \cdot 10^3 kg is the mass of the first car

u_1 = +22 m/s is the initial velocity of the first car (let's take as positive the west direction)

m_2 = 9.0 \cdot 10^2 kg is the mass of the second car

u_2 = 0 is the initial velocity of the second car

v is the final velocity of the two cars

Re-arranging the equation, we get:

v=\frac{m_1 u_1}{m_1 +m_2}=\frac{(1.5\cdot 10^3 kg)(+22 m/s)}{1.5\cdot 10^3 kg+9.0\cdot 10^2 kg}=+13.8 m/s

So, approximately 14 m/s, and the direction is still west since the sign is positive.

Licemer1 [7]3 years ago
3 0
A. 14 meters/second to the west
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