A 10,000 kg railroad car is rolling at 2.00 m/s when a

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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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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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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 \(0\)

 

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