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Two 10 kg pucks head straight towards each other with velocities of 10 m/s and -20 m/s. They collide and stick together. Calcula

te the resulting velocity.

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RUDIKE [14]3 years ago

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The final velocity of the two pucks is -5 m/s

Explanation:

We can solve the problem by using the law of conservation of momentum.

In fact, in absence of external force, the total momentum of the two pucks before and after the collision must be conserved - so we can write:

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

where

$m_1 = m_2 = m = 10 kg$ is the mass of each puck

$u_1 = 10 m/s$ is the initial velocity of the 1st puck

$u_2 = -20 m/s$ is the initial velocity of the 2nd puck

v is the final velocity of the two pucks sticking together

Re-arranging the equation and solving for v, we find:

$mu_1 + mu_2 = (m+m)v\\u_1 + u_2 = 2v\\v=\frac{u_1+u_2}{2}=\frac{10-20}{2}=-5 m/s$

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