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A truck with a mass of 15,000 kg moving at 25 m/s crashes into the back of a small 1,100 kg car moving at 15 m/s. They
stick together after the collision. Calculate the momentum of the system before the collision and after the collision.

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Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of a truck = 15,000 kg

Speed of the truck = 25 m/s

Mass of car = 1,100 kg

Speed of the car = 15 m/s

As they stick together after the collision. Let V be the speed after the collision.

Initial momentum of the system,

[tex]P_i=15000\times25+1100\times15\\\\=391500\ kg-m/s[/tex]

Final momentum of the system,

[tex]P_f=(15000+1100)V\\\\=16100V[/tex]

Hence, this is the required solution.

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