Two trucks drive directly away from oneanother on a straight line, . The trucksdrive with their speeds adjusted precisely so that the center ofmass (CM) of the two trucks remains stationary—that is, thevelocity of the center of mass is zero. The mass and speed of truck 1are m1 = 8400 kg and v1 = 12 m>s, respectively. The mass of truck2 is m2 = 10,200 kg. (a) Is the speed of truck 2 greater than, lessthan, or equal to the speed of truck 1? Explain. (b) Find the speedof truck 2.

Two trucks drive directly away from oneanother on a straight line, . The trucksdrive with their speeds adjusted precisely so that the center ofmass (CM) of the two trucks remains stationary—that is, thevelocity of the center of mass is zero. The mass and speed of truck 1are m1 = 8400 kg and v1 = 12 m>s, respectively. The mass of truck2 is m2 = 10,200 kg. (a) Is the speed of truck 2 greater than, lessthan, or equal to the speed of truck 1? Explain. (b) Find the speedof truck 2.

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