A car of mass m traveling at speed v crashes into the rear of a truck of mass 3 m that is at rest and in neutral at an intersection. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what is the speed of the combined car and truck after the collision?

A car of mass m traveling at speed v crashes into the rear of a truck of mass 3 m that is at rest and in neutral at an intersection. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what is the speed of the combined car and truck after the collision?

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Chapter9: Linear Momentum And Collisions

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A car of mass m

traveling at speed v

crashes into the rear of a truck of mass 3 m

that is at rest and in neutral at an intersection. If the collision is

perfectly inelastic, what is the speed of the combined car and truck after the collision?

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