A 2.5 kg trolley moving at 5 m/s runs into a 5 kg trolley at rest. After the collision the first trolley continues in the same direction at 0.5 m/s. Find the velocity v′2 of the second trolley.
Momentum & collisions worksheet with answers
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A 0.55 kg ball hits a wall at 14 m/s and bounces straight back at 11 m/s. The contact lasts 40 ms. Find the magnitude of the impulse J the wall gives the ball.
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Answer key
- 1. v′2 = 2.25 m/s
- 2. v′ = 3.793 m/s
- 3. v′2 = −425 m/s
- 4. v′1 = −7.333 m/s
- 5. J = 13.75 N·s
- 6. J = 19.8 N·s
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