How fast and in what direction do they move immediately after collision?
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at
7:01 pm
A 925kg car moving south at 11.2m/s is struck by a 1732kg car moving east at 31.3m/s. The cars are stuck together. How fast and in what direction do they move immediately after the collision?
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Momentum is conserved
925 . 11.2 south + 1732 . 31.3 east = √ 10360^2 + 54311.6^2 = 55193 kgm/s
This has a speed of 55193 / 2657 = 20.8 m/s in direction E tan^–1 (10360 / 54311.6 ) S
E 10.8º S