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A 1 250.0 kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.000 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the back of a 8 40
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- A 1 250 0 Kg Car Traveling Initially With A Speed Of 25 000 M S In An Easterly Direction Crashes Into The Back Of A 8 40 1 (61.8 KiB) Viewed 33 times
A 1 250.0 kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.000 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the back of a 8 400.0 kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.000 m/s. The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.000 m/s to the east. VCA VTI Before After (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (Give your answer to five significant figures.) 4.9 m/s east (b) What is the change in mechanical energy of the car-truck system in the collision? (c) Account for this change in mechanical energy.