An 8000 kg truck traveling with a velocity of 20. 0 m/s in a direction 30...

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An 8000 kg truck traveling with a velocity of 20. 0 m/s in adirection 30 ° south of east and a 6250 kg car traveling with avelocity of 25. 0 m/s 40 ° north of east collide in a perfectlyinelastic collision. Find (a) the final speed and (b) the directionof the combined mass. Also, calculate (c) the change in the kineticenergy of the system.

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here mass of truck m1 8000 kg velocity of truck v1 20 ms v1x v1Cos30 20 0866 1732 ms V1y v1Sin30 20 05 10 ms mass of car m2 6250 kg velocity of car v2 25 ms v2x 25Cos40 25 0766 1915 ms v2y 25Sin40 25 0642 1607 ms m1m2    See Answer
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