Register
A(n) 2602 kg van runs into the back of a(n) 989 kg compact car at rest. They move off together at 7.2 m/s. Assuming no friction with the ground, find the initial speed of the van. Answer in units of m/s.
20.5k views
12 votes
A(n) 2602 kg van runs into the back of a(n)

989 kg compact car at rest. They move off
together at 7.2 m/s. Assuming no friction
with the ground, find the initial speed of the
van.
Answer in units of m/s.

User Manishjangir
by
5.6k points

1 Answer

10 votes

Answer:

8.5 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

please see paper for the work!

A(n) 2602 kg van runs into the back of a(n) 989 kg compact car at rest. They move-example-1
User Uglybugger
by
4.8k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

5.8m questions

7.5m answers

Other Questions

How does the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor change with the geometry of the capacitor?
Explaining Wave Speed through Different Media Explain why the speed of light is lower than 3.0 × 108 m/s as it goes through different media.
Indy runs 2 kilometers every morning. She takes 2 minutes for the first 250 meters, 4 minutes for the next 1,000 meters, 1 minute for the next 350 meters, and 3 minutes for the rest. Cindy’s average speed
A space station that does not rotate cannot simulate gravity for its occupants. A)True B)False From within a rotating reference frame, the centrifugal force simulates gravity. A)True B)False On a rotating
Explain why the roller coaster’s potential energy is greater at point 1 than at point 4.
Link Copied!