A 1200-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9 000-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (Fig. P6.44). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the colli- sion? Account for this loss in energy. +20.0 m/s +25.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before After Figure P6.44

A 1200-kg car traveling initially with a speed of 25.0 m/s in an easterly direction crashes into the rear end of a 9 000-kg truck moving in the same direction at 20.0 m/s (Fig. P6.44). The velocity of the car right after the collision is 18.0 m/s to the east. (a) What is the velocity of the truck right after the collision? (b) How much mechanical energy is lost in the colli- sion? Account for this loss in energy. +20.0 m/s +25.0 m/s +18.0 m/s Before After Figure P6.44

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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