Question

The pink car has a velocity of 4.4 m/s to the right while the blue car has a velocity of 6.8 m/s to the left. If the two cars crashed and stuck together, what would their combined momentum be afterwards and what direction would they be moving

Answer 1

Given :

The pink car has a velocity of 4.4 m/s to the right while the blue car has a velocity of 6.8 m/s to the left.

To Find :

If the two cars crashed and stuck together, what would their combined momentum be afterwards and what direction would they be moving.

Solution :

Let, combined velocity of the car is v.

Also, let us assume that mass of both the cars are equal and it is m.

By conservation of momentum :

Initial momentum = Final momentum

 m( 6.8 ) - m( 4.4 ) = 2mv

2mv =2.4m

v = 1.2 m/s

Therefore, the velocity of combined car after crash is 1.2 m/s .