Answer: Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide

Chapter 1, Problem 27P

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QUESTION:

(II) Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide elastically as one approaches the other directly from the rear (Fig.  ). Car A has a mass of  and car  , owing to differences in passenger mass. If car  approaches at \(4.50 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) and car  is moving at \(3.70 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), calculate

(  ) their velocities after the collision, and  the change in momentum of each.

Equation Transcription:

 

Text Transcription:

4.50 m/s  

3.70 m/s

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QUESTION:

(II) Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide elastically as one approaches the other directly from the rear (Fig.  ). Car A has a mass of  and car  , owing to differences in passenger mass. If car  approaches at \(4.50 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) and car  is moving at \(3.70 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), calculate

(  ) their velocities after the collision, and  the change in momentum of each.

Equation Transcription:

 

Text Transcription:

4.50 m/s  

3.70 m/s

ANSWER:

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The following are given by the question:

Mass of car A,

Mass of car B,

Initial velocity of car A,

Initial velocity of car B,

 

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