Asked by Theresa
A 1140 kg car skidding due north on a level frictionless icy road at 178.56 km/h collides with a 1653 kg car skidding due east at 124 km/h in such a way that the two cars stick together.
At what angle (−180 +180) East
of North do the two coupled cars skid off at?
Answer in units of .
At what angle (−180 +180) East
of North do the two coupled cars skid off at?
Answer in units of .
Answers
Answered by
drwls
Add the two momentum vectors.
The resultant vector will have the direction of the coupled cars.
The resultant vector will have the direction of the coupled cars.