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A 9300-kg boxcar traveling at 15.0 m/s strikes a second
Chapter 1, Problem 8P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 8P
A 9300-kg boxcar traveling at 15.0 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 6.0 m/s. What is the mass of the second car?
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QUESTION:
Problem 8P
A 9300-kg boxcar traveling at 15.0 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 6.0 m/s. What is the mass of the second car?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
From the conservation of momentum, the initial momentum of a boxcar can be equated to final momentum of the system. The momentum can be expressed as,