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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:20 pm
1) What is the velocity of the center of massof the system?
m/s
2) What is the initial velocity of car 1 in thecenter-of-mass reference frame?
m/s
3) What is the final velocity of car 1 in thecenter-of-mass reference frame?
m/s
4) What is the final velocity of car 1 in theground (original) reference frame?
m/s
5) What is the final velocity of car 2 in theground (original) reference frame?
m/s
6) In a new (inelastic) collision, thesame two bumper cars with the same initial velocities now latchtogether as they collide. What is the final speed of the two bumpercars after the collision?
m/s
7) Compare the loss in energy in the twocollisions:
|ΔKEelastic| = |ΔKEinelastic|
|ΔKEelastic| > |ΔKEinelastic|
|ΔKEelastic| < |ΔKEinelastic|
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