Answer:
<em>The final speed of the vehicle is 36 m/s</em>
Explanation:
<u>Uniform Acceleration</u>
When an object changes its velocity at the same rate, the acceleration is constant.
The relation between the initial and final speeds is:
Where:
vf = Final speed
vo = Initial speed
a = Constant acceleration
t = Elapsed time
The vehicle starts from rest (vo=0) and accelerates at a=4.5 m/s2 for t=8 seconds. The final speed is:
The final speed of the vehicle is 36 m/s
Answer:
D. gravitational potential energy
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we must remember about the law of
conservation of momentum. The initial momentum mist be equal to the final
momentum, that is:
m1 v1 + m2 v2 = (m1 + m2) v’
where v’ is the speed of impact
Since we are not given the masses of each car m1 and m2,
so let us assume that they are equal, such that:
m1 = m2 = m
Which makes the equation:
m v1 + m v2 = (2 m) v’
Cancelling m and substituting the v values:
50 + 48 = 2 v’
2 v’ = 98
v ‘ = 49 km/h
<span>The speed of impact is 49 km/h.</span>
