Question

A 1200 kg car traveling east at 4.5 m/s crashes into the side of a 2100 kg truck that is not moving. During the collision, the vehicles get stuck together. What is their velocity after the collision? A. 2.9 m/s east B. 1.6 m/s east m C. 2.6 m/s east D. 1.8 m/s east​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

This is a simple Law of Momentum Conservation problem of the inelastic type. The equation for this is

$[m_1v_1+m_2v_2]_b=[(m_1+m_2)v]_a$  Filling in:

$[1200(4.5)+2100(0)]=[(1200+2100)v]$ which simplifies to

5400 + 0 = 3300v

so v = 1.6 m/s to the east, choice B