Asked by Mayte
Two cars have a head on collision. Both are traveling at 28 m/s toward each othe. Car A has a mass of 700 kg and car B has a mass of 904kg. What is car B velocity after the impact?
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Answered by
bobpursley
use conservation of momentum.
Ma*Va+Mb*Vb=Ma*Va' + Mb*Vb'
28(Ma-Mb)=
well, at this point, you have two unknowns, and you have to stop. You cannot use conservation of energy, you have no basis to assume it was an elastic collision.
Ma*Va+Mb*Vb=Ma*Va' + Mb*Vb'
28(Ma-Mb)=
well, at this point, you have two unknowns, and you have to stop. You cannot use conservation of energy, you have no basis to assume it was an elastic collision.
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