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College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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**Jed is correct. The mechanical energy (kinetic + potential) is not conserved, but the total energy is.**

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**Part 9 of 10 - Analyze**

Now Jed and Kadia tackle a homework problem:

An object of mass \( m_1 = 13 \, \text{kg} \) and velocity \( v_1 = 5.5 \, \text{m/s} \) crashes into another object of mass \( m_2 = 6 \, \text{kg} \) and velocity \( v_2 = -20.5 \, \text{m/s} \). The two particles stick together as a result of the collision. Because no external forces are acting, the collision does not change the total momentum of the system of two particles, so the principle of conservation of linear momentum applies.

\[ m_1v_1 + m_2v_2 = (m_1 + m_2)v_f \]

If Jed and Kadia use the one-dimensional conservation of momentum equation to find the final velocity of the two joined objects after the collision, what do they obtain? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)

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Transcribed Image Text:**Educational Content Transcription:** **Jed is correct. The mechanical energy (kinetic + potential) is not conserved, but the total energy is.** --- **Part 9 of 10 - Analyze** Now Jed and Kadia tackle a homework problem: An object of mass \( m_1 = 13 \, \text{kg} \) and velocity \( v_1 = 5.5 \, \text{m/s} \) crashes into another object of mass \( m_2 = 6 \, \text{kg} \) and velocity \( v_2 = -20.5 \, \text{m/s} \). The two particles stick together as a result of the collision. Because no external forces are acting, the collision does not change the total momentum of the system of two particles, so the principle of conservation of linear momentum applies. \[ m_1v_1 + m_2v_2 = (m_1 + m_2)v_f \] If Jed and Kadia use the one-dimensional conservation of momentum equation to find the final velocity of the two joined objects after the collision, what do they obtain? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.) **Input Box:** "Enter a number. you submitted has the wrong sign." *unit: m/s* **Buttons:** [Submit] [Skip (you cannot come back)]
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