Answer:
speed of car after collision, v2 =16.1 m/s and of the truck, v1 = 4.6 m/s
Explanation:
Given:
mass of truck M = 1370 kg
speed of truck = 12.0 m/s
mass of car m = 593 kg
collision is elastic therefore,
Applying law of momentum conservation we have
momentum before collision = momentum after collision
1370×12 + 0( initially car is at rest) = 1370×v1+ 593×v2 ....(i)
Also for a collision to be elastic,
velocity of approach = velocity of separation
12 -0 = v2-v1 ....(ii)
using (i) and (ii) we have
So speed of car after collision, v2 =16.1 m/s and of the truck, v1 = 4.6 m/s
