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Pls i need answer as soon as possible thanks for all the answers you have been giving-example-1
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

truck mass is hard to read--it looks like 3x10⁴ kg? If so, here's my answer:

Positive direction is the direction of the TRUCK before the collision

Momentum = P = mv

(3x10⁴ kg)(10 m/s) - (1200 kg)(25 m/s) = (3x10⁴ kg + 1200 kg)v

total momentum before the collision = total momentum after the collision

270000 kg·m/s = (31200 kg)v

v = 270000 kg·m/s / 31200 kg = 8.65 m/s

The car and truck stuck together as one mass moves in the direction the truck was moving before the collision.

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