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A cart A of mass 50 g moving at a speed of 20 km/h hits a lighter cart B of mass 20 kg moving towardsd it at a speed of 10 km/h. The two carts cling to each other. Find the speed of the combined mass after the collision. |
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Answer» This is an eample of inelastic collision. As the carts move towards each other, their momenta have opposite sign. If the common speed after the collision is v , momentum conservation gives `(50kg)(20km/h)-(20kg)(10 km/h)=(70kg)V` or `V=80/7km/h`. |
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