Finding Velocity
A 250kg car travels east at 5m/s, and a 400kg car is at rest. What is the total velocity of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
1.9 m/s
A 400kg car travels east at 40m/s, and a 400kg car travels west at 40m/s. What is the total momentum of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
0
A 500kg car travels at 50 m/s Due East, and a 600kg car travels at 40 m/s Due West. What direction are the two cars traveling if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
The cars are traveling due East
Object A has mass M1 and velocity V1.
Object B has the same mass and velocity as Object A
Object C has HALF the mass and TWICE the velocity of Objects A & B
Object D has HALF the mass and THREE times the velocity of Objects A & B
Object D
A 450kg car travels east at 15m/s, and a 500kg car travels west at 20m/s. What is the total velocity of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
3.4 m/s
A 500kg car travels east at 30m/s, and a 300kg car travels west at 20m/s. What is the total momentum of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
9000 kg * m/s
A 500kg car travels at 50 m/s Due East, and a 250kg car travels at 100 m/s Due North. What direction are the two cars traveling if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
The cars are traveling 45o North of East
(Or 45o East of North)
Object A has Mass M1 and Velocity V1
Object B has Mass 5x M1, and at rest
Object C has Velocity 3x V1 and Mass equal to M1
Object D has Mass HALF M1 and velocity 10x V1
Object D
A 400kg car travels at 40m/s, 45o North of East, and a 1600kg car travels at 10m/s, 45o west of south. What is the total velocity of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
0 m/s
A 750kg car travels west at 10m/s, and a 500kg car travels North at 20m/s. What is the total momentum of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
12500 kg * m/s
A 1000kg car travels at 30 m/s Due East, and a 500kg car travels at 10 m/s Due North. What direction are the two cars traveling if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
The cars are traveling 9.5o North of East
(Or 80.5o East of North)
Object A has mass M1 and Velocity V1
Object B has a mass 3x M1 and Velocity A THIRD of V1
Object C has mass 2x M1 and a velocity A FIFTH of V1
Object D has mass M1 and Velocity HALF of V1
Object A and B
A 1000kg car travels at 10m/s, 60o North of East, and a 200kg car travels west at 40m/s. What is the total velocity of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
7.6 m/s
A 600kg car travels east at 15m/s, and a 400kg car travels at 30m/s, 45o West of North. What is the total momentum of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
8500.9 kg * m/s
A 500kg car travels at 10 m/s, 30o West of North, and a 400kg car travels at 5 m/s, due East. What direction are the two cars traveling if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
The cars are traveling 6.6o West of North.
(or 83.4o North of West)
Object A has mass M1 and velocity V1
Object B has mass 4x M1 and velocity A FOURTH of V1
Object C has mass 6x M1 and velocity A SIXTH V1.
Object D has mass HALF M1 and velocity TWICE of V1.
All the Same
A 500kg car travels at 10m/s, 30o South of East, and a 750kg car travels at 20m/s, 45o West of North. What is the total velocity of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
8.2 m/s
A 700kg car travels at 10m/s, 30o North of East, and a 400kg car travels at 20m/s, 60o South of East. What is the total momentum of the two cars if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
10630 kg * m/s
A 750kg car travels at 15 m/s, 60o North of East, and a 450kg car travels at 30 m/s, 45o West of South. What direction are the two cars traveling if they stick together after the collision? Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
87.1o West of North
(Or 2.9o North of West)
Object A has mass M1 and velocity V1.
Object B has mass sin(45o)x M1 and velocity V1
Object C has mass sin(60o)x M1 and velocity V1
Object D has mass sin(90o)x M1 and velocity V1
Object A and D are the same