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Question #164642

A car with a mass of 900.0 kg is moving at 26.0 m/s [E] when it crashes into a truck with a mass of 1500.0 kg moving at 30.0 m/s [W]. After the 0.4 s collision, both vehicles are coupled together and have the same velocity. Find the final velocity and average net force of each vehicle after the collision.


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Expert's answer
2021-02-22T10:25:38-0500

(a) Let the east be the positive direction. Then, according to the law of conservation of momentum, we have:


m1v1m2v2=(m1+m2)vf,m_1v_1-m_2v_2=(m_1+m_2)v_f,vf=m1v1m2v2(m1+m2),v_f=\dfrac{m_1v_1-m_2v_2}{(m_1+m_2)},vf=900 kg26 ms1500 kg30 ms(900 kg+1500 kg)=9 ms.v_f=\dfrac{900\ kg\cdot26\ \dfrac{m}{s}-1500\ kg\cdot30\ \dfrac{m}{s}}{(900\ kg+1500\ kg)}=-9\ \dfrac{m}{s}.

The sign minus means that the couple of the car and truck moves to the west.

(b) Let's find the average net force of each vehicle after the collision:


FavgΔt=m(vfvi),F_{avg}\Delta t=m|(v_f-v_i)|,Favg=m(vfvi)Δt,F_{avg}=\dfrac{m|(v_f-v_i)|}{\Delta t},Favg,car=900 kg(9 ms26 ms)0.4 s=78750 N,F_{avg, car}=\dfrac{900\ kg\cdot|(-9\ \dfrac{m}{s}-26\ \dfrac{m}{s})|}{0.4\ s}=78750\ N,Favg,truck=1500 kg(9 ms30 ms)0.4 s=146250 N.F_{avg, truck}=\dfrac{1500\ kg\cdot|(-9\ \dfrac{m}{s}-30\ \dfrac{m}{s})|}{0.4\ s}=146250\ N.

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