Given
Car 1
m1 = 1300 kg
v1 = 20 m/s
m2 = 900 kg
v2 = -15 m/s
(Negative sign shows that direction of car 2 is opposite to car 1)
Procedure
As per the conservation of linear momentum, "The total momentum of the system before the collision must be equal to the total momentum after the collision". And this applies to the perfectly inelastic collision as well. Then the expression is,
Thus, we can conclude that the speed and direction of the cars after the impact is 5.68 m/s towards the first car.
Answer:
(a) Bus will traveled further a distance of 40 m
(b) It will take 7.5 sec to stop the bus
Explanation:
We have given initial velocity of the bus u = 24 m/sec
And final velocity v = 16 m/sec
Distance traveled in this process s = 50 m
From third equation of motion we know that
(a) Now as the bus finally stops so final velocity v = 0 m/sec
So
s= 90 m
So further distance traveled by bus = 90-50 =40 m
(b) Now as the bus finally stops so final velocity v= 0 m/sec
Initial velocity u = 24 m/sec
Acceleration
So time