A 9500 kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second car. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 6.0 m/s. What is the mass of the second car?

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2021-03-29

A 9500 kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second car. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 6.0 m/s.
What is the mass of the second car?

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Nichole Watt

Nichole Watt

Skilled2021-03-31Added 100 answers

m1u1+m2u2=m1v1+m2v2 
9500×16+m2×0=9500×6+m2×6 
9500×16=9500×6+m2×6 
9500×10=m2×6 
m2=9500×106 =15833.33 kg

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