Asked by Kaia
A car with a mass M traveling to the East at speed v collides head-on with a truck of mass 2M, traveling to the west at speed v. If they stick and move together upon colliding, what is the initial velocity of the wreckage after the collision?
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Answered by
oobleck
If east is + and west is -, then
Mv - 2Mv = (M-2M)v = -Mv = (M+2M) * -v/3
so, it will move west with speed v/3
Mv - 2Mv = (M-2M)v = -Mv = (M+2M) * -v/3
so, it will move west with speed v/3
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