At an amusement park there are 200-kg bumper cars A, B, and C that have riders with masses of 45 kg, 70 kg, and 37.5 kg respectively. Car A is moving to the right with a velocity VA = 2 m/s and car C has a velocity vc=1.5 m/s to the left, but car B is initially at rest. The coefficient of restitution between each car is 0.8. B The velocity of car A, v"" A is The velocity of car B, v"" Bis The velocity of car A, v" cis Determine the final velocity of each car, after all impacts, assuming car A hits car B before car C does. Assume positive sign denoting forward motion and negative sign denoting backward motion. C m/s ([(Click to select) ✔). m/s ([(Click to select) m/s ((Click to select)

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At an amusement park there are 200-kg bumper cars A, B, and C that have riders with
masses of 45 kg, 70 kg, and 37.5 kg respectively. Car A is moving to the right with a
velocity VA = 2 m/s and car Chas a velocity vc=1.5 m/s to the left, but car B is initially at
rest. The coefficient of restitution between each car is 0.8.
A
The velocity of car A, v"" A is
The velocity of car B, v"" Bis
The velocity of car A, v" cis
B
Determine the final velocity of each car, after all impacts, assuming car A hits car B before car C does.
Assume positive sign denoting forward motion and negative sign denoting backward motion.
C
m/s ((Click to select) ✔).
m/s ((Click to select)).
m/s ( (Click to select)).
Transcribed Image Text:At an amusement park there are 200-kg bumper cars A, B, and C that have riders with masses of 45 kg, 70 kg, and 37.5 kg respectively. Car A is moving to the right with a velocity VA = 2 m/s and car Chas a velocity vc=1.5 m/s to the left, but car B is initially at rest. The coefficient of restitution between each car is 0.8. A The velocity of car A, v"" A is The velocity of car B, v"" Bis The velocity of car A, v" cis B Determine the final velocity of each car, after all impacts, assuming car A hits car B before car C does. Assume positive sign denoting forward motion and negative sign denoting backward motion. C m/s ((Click to select) ✔). m/s ((Click to select)). m/s ( (Click to select)).
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