Solution: Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide

Chapter 7, Problem 71GP

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Problem 71GP

Two bumper cars in an amusement park ride collide elastically as one approaches the other directly from the rear (Fig. 7–43). Car A has a mass of 435 kg and car B 495 kg, owing to differences in passenger mass. If car A approaches at 4.50 m/s and car B is moving at 3.70 m/s, calculate (a) their velocities after the collision, and (b) the change in momentum of each.

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