Question

During a football game player A (mass 120kg velocity 5.5m/s [L]) tackles and grabs player B (mass 105kg velocity 7.9m/s [R]). What is the final speed of the two players immediately after the collision?

Answer 1

6.62m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

M1= 120kg

U1= 5.5m/s

M2= 105kg

U2= 7.9m/s

The system experiences an inelastic collision, the expression for inelastic collision is

M1U1+ M2U1= (M1+M2)V

Subsitute

120*5.5+ 105*7.9= (120+105)*V

660+ 829.5= (225)*V

1489.5= (225)*V

Divide both sides by 225

V= 1489.5/225

V= 6.62m/s

Hence the common velocity is 6.62m/s