An object will stay in motion unless acted upon by an UNBALANCED force.
Part a)
Here in this we can use momentum conservation as there is no external force on it

here we know that





now by above equation



Part b)
Final kinetic energy of the system



Initial Kinetic energy of the system will be



So here kinetic energy is decreased for this system
final energy is less than initial energy
<u>Answer:</u>
The velocity of the truck is 34 m/s.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The momentum (p) of an object is the product of its mass (m) and its velocity (v) which can be written as:
<em>p = mv</em>
Here in this problem, we are given a truck which has a momentum of 40120 kg and a mass of 1180 kg and we are to find its velocity.
So substituting the given values in the above formula to find the velocity of the truck.
Truck's velocity =
= 34 m/s.