Question
A drone car with a mass of 1000 kg is travelling down the road with a speed of 12 m/s. It collides with another drone car half the mass moving at -17 m/s. After the collision, the 1000 kg car is moving at -1.3 m/s. What is the speed of the other drone car after the collision?
Please help me start off this problem.
Please help me start off this problem.
Answers
oobleck
conserve momentum
1000*12 + 500(-17) = 1000(-1.3) + 500v
solve for v
1000*12 + 500(-17) = 1000(-1.3) + 500v
solve for v