Question #350214

1.   A 1-kg body of velocity 10m/s collides with a 2-kg body which is the rest .After collision, the two stick together. What is the velocity of the two bodies after collision?

 


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Expert's answer
2022-06-13T08:23:00-0400

Given:

m1=1kgm_1=1\:\rm kg

m2=2kgm_2=2\:\rm kg

v1=10m/sv_1=10\:\rm m/s


The law of conservation of momentum says

m1v1=(m1+m2)um_1v_1=(m_1+m_2)u

Hence, the final speed of bodies

u=m1v1m1+m2=1101+2=3.3m/su=\frac{m_1v_1}{m_1+m_2}=\frac{1*10}{1+2}=3.3\:\rm m/s


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