5]. Albert is driving a 1400kg pickup truck eastward at 40m/s (90mi/hr.) approaching a red light. He accidentally ran into the back of an 800Okg car driven by miss Jenny at a speed of 10m/s as she was preparing to stop. a) Find the velocity of each car after the collision. a) Find the velocity of both cars together, if the vehicles are attached.

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Section6.3: Relative Velocity
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5]. Albert is driving a 1400kg pickup truck eastward at
40m/s (90mi/hr.) approaching a red light. He accidentally
ran into the back of an 800kg car driven by miss Jenny at
a speed of 10m/s as she was preparing to stop.
a) Find the velocity of each car after the collision.
a) Find the velocity of both cars together, if the vehicles
are attached.
Transcribed Image Text:5]. Albert is driving a 1400kg pickup truck eastward at 40m/s (90mi/hr.) approaching a red light. He accidentally ran into the back of an 800kg car driven by miss Jenny at a speed of 10m/s as she was preparing to stop. a) Find the velocity of each car after the collision. a) Find the velocity of both cars together, if the vehicles are attached.
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