A 0.5 kg body moving at 8 m/s collides with a 1.5 kg body moving at 0 m/s. They stick together. Their common velocity is:

  1. 2 m/s
  2. 1 m/s
  3. -2 m/s
  4. 4 m/s
Answer

A) 2 m/s

m1u1 + m2u2 = (m1 + m2)v Rightarrow v = 0.5(8) + 1.5(0)2.0 = 2 m/s. SLO P-11-B-11 · Application

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