Answer:
Time = 80.91 seconds
Explanation:
Given the following data;
Velocity = 5.50 m/s.
Distance = 445 meters
To find the time;
Velocity can be defined as the rate of change in displacement (distance) with time. Velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.
Mathematically, velocity is given by the equation;
Substituting into the formula, we have;
5.5 = 445/time
Time = 445/5.5
Time = 80.91 seconds
Answer:
24.084 m/s
Explanation:
From the law of conservation of linear momentum
Total momentum before collision equals to the total momentum after collision
Since momentum=mv where m is mass and v is velocity
where
is the mass of the truck,
is velocity of the truck,
is the common velocity of moving and standing truck after collision and
is the mass of the standing truck
Making the subject we obtain
Substituting as 25000 Kg,
as 22.3 m/s,
as 2000 Kg we obtain
Therefore, assuming no friction and considering that after collision they still move eastwards hence common velocity and initial truck velocities are positive
The truck was moving at 24.084 m/s