A railroad car of mass m is moving with speed u when it collides with and connects to a second railroad car of mass 3m, initiall
y at rest, as shown above. How do the speed and kinetic energy of the connected cars compare to those of the single car of mass m before the collision?
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<span>Weight of block, Wb = mass*gravity = 50*9.8 = 490 N</span>
Since block is being pulled up by a 13-degree slope
Therefore, Force which is acting parallel to the slop:
<span> F p =490 Sin </span>= 110.2N
Force which is acting perpendicular to the slope:
<span> Fv =490 Cos</span> = 477.4 N
Net force can be given as follows:
<span>F n = (250 - 110.2 - 0.2*</span>477.4) N
<span>Fn=44.3N</span>
Now acceleration is given by the ratio of force to mass
<span>a = Fn/m</span>
<span>=44.3/50 = 0.89 ms^<span>-2</span></span>