Question

A 900-kg car traveling east at 15.0 m/s collides with a 750-kg car traveling west at 20.0 m/s. The cars stick together. What is the speed of the wreckage just after the collision? Express your answer in term of m/s. Write done the number only. Keep two significant figures.

Answer 1

17.27m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

M1U1 + M2U2 = (M1+M2)V

(900x15) + (750 x 20) = (900+750)V

13500+15000 = (1650)V

28500 = 1650v

V = 28500/1650 = 17.27m/s

V = 17.27m/s