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A 10,000 kg railroad car is rolling at 2.00 m/s when a
Chapter 9, Problem 14E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 14E
A 10,000 kg railroad car is rolling at 2.00 m/s when a 4000 kg load of gravel is suddenly dropped in. What is the car’s speed just after the gravel is loaded?
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QUESTION:
Problem 14E
A 10,000 kg railroad car is rolling at 2.00 m/s when a 4000 kg load of gravel is suddenly dropped in. What is the car’s speed just after the gravel is loaded?
ANSWER:
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We are going to find the speed of the railroad car after it is loaded with gravel.
The mass of the railroad car \(\mathrm{m}_{1}=10,000 \mathrm{~kg}\)
The speed of the car \(\mathrm{v}_{1}=2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
The mass of the gravel \(\mathrm{m}_{2}=4,000 \mathrm{~kg}\)
Assume that the initial speed of the gravel \(\mathrm{v}_{2}\) is \(0\)