A pickup truck with mass 2150 kg is traveling with a speed of 26.6 m/s, while...

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A pickup truck with mass 2150 kg is traveling with aspeed of 26.6 m/s, while a compact car of mass 1121 kg is travelingin the opposite direction with the same speed. The truck and carundergo a head-on collision and thereafter move together as asingle body. What is the change in kinetic energy (AK) of thesystem consisting of both vehicles?
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m1 mass of truck 2150 kgm2 mass of car 1121 kgv1i initial velocity of truck 266 msThe    See Answer
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