3,400-kg truck runs into the rear of a 1,000-kg car that was stationary. The truck and car are locked together after the collision and move with speed 2( m)/(s). Compute how much kinetic energy was "lost" in this inelastic collision.

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A: The final velocity of after they stick together is, mu=m+MVV=mum+M=1.0 kg1.0 m/s1.0 kg+2.0 kg=0.33…

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A: The expression for inelastic collision is m1v1+m2v2=m1+m2v Rearrange v=m1v1+m2v2m1+m2

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A: Option A is the right answer  This was an elastic collision

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