2 0 m s 250 kg F Several students are riding in bumper cars

Last updated: 5/1/2023

2 0 m s 250 kg F Several students are riding in bumper cars at an amusement park The combined mass of car A and its occupants is 250 kg The combined mass of car B and its occupants is 200 kg Car A is 15 m away from car B and moving to the right at 2 0 m s as shown when the driver decides to bump into car B which is at rest 15 m 200 kg 4 a Car A accelerates at 1 5 m s to a speed of 5 0 m s and then continues at constant velocity until it strikes car B Calculate the total time for car A to travel the 15 m To the left c Is this an elastic collision Yes No Justify your answer To the right b After the collision car B moves to the right at a speed of 4 8 m s i Calculate the speed of car A after the collision ii Indicate the direction of motion of car A after the collision None car A is at rest