Question

Two identical trucks have mass 5500 kg when empty, and the maximum permissible load for each is 8000 kg. The first truck, carrying a 3900 kg, is at rest. The second truck plows into it at 64 km/h, and the pair moves away at 44 km/h. As an expert witnes, you're asked to determine whether the second truck was overloaded. What do you report? Yes the truck is overloaded, or no, the truck is not overloaded?

Answer 1

Answer:

no, the truck is not overloaded

Explanation:

The computation is shown below;

Let us assume the mass of the loan in the second truck be M

So, the equation is as follows

{(Mass + M) × second truck × 1000 ÷ 3,600} = {(Mass + M + mass + first truck) × Pair moves away  × 1,000 ÷ 3,600}

{(5500 + M) × 64 × 1,000 ÷ 3,600 = {(5,500 + M + 5,500 + 3,900) × 44 × 1,000 ÷ 3,600}

(5500 + M) × 64 = (14,900 + M) × 44

352,000 + 64 M = 655,600 + 44 M

After solving this

M = 15,180 kg

Therefore the second truck is not overloaded