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At the intersection of Texas Avenue and University Drive,
Chapter 10, Problem 41E(choose chapter or problem)
At the intersection of Texas Avenue and University Drive, a yellow subcompact car with mass 950 kg traveling east on University collides with a red pickup truck with mass 1900 kg that is traveling north on Texas and has run a red light (?Fig. E8.41?). The two vehicles stick together as a result of the collision, and the wreck-age slides at 16.0 m/s in the direction 24.0o east of north. Calculate the speed of each vehicle before the collision. The collision occurs during a heavy rainstorm; ignore friction forces between the vehicles and the wet road.
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QUESTION:
At the intersection of Texas Avenue and University Drive, a yellow subcompact car with mass 950 kg traveling east on University collides with a red pickup truck with mass 1900 kg that is traveling north on Texas and has run a red light (?Fig. E8.41?). The two vehicles stick together as a result of the collision, and the wreck-age slides at 16.0 m/s in the direction 24.0o east of north. Calculate the speed of each vehicle before the collision. The collision occurs during a heavy rainstorm; ignore friction forces between the vehicles and the wet road.
ANSWER:Solution 41E Step 1: The mass of the car is, m 1 950 kg . Mass of the truck is, m = 1900 kg . 2 Bothe were moving in paths which are perpendicular to each other. Let the momentum of the car say p . 1 Let the momentum of the truck say p . 2 After collision, the momentum let’s say P .