Let the mass of 2500 kg car be and it's velocity be
and the mass of 1500 kg car be
and it's velocity be
.
After the bumping the mass be M and it's velocity be V.
By law of conservation of momentum we have
2500 * 5 + 1500 * 1=4000 * V
V = 14000/4000 = 7/2 = 3.5 m/s
So the velocity of the two-car train = 3.5 m/s
ANSWER
EXPLANATION
Parameters given:
Mass of the student, M = 70 kg
Mass of the textbook, m = 1 kg
Distance, r = 1 m
To find the gravitational force acting between the student and the textbook, apply the formula for gravitational force:
where G = gravitational constant
Therefore, the gravitational force acting between the student and the textbook is:
That is the answer.