A 1000 kg car moving at 30 m/s due North collides completely elastically with a 1250 truck heading 45 degrees north of east. After the collision, the truck is moving north and the car is moving east. Find the initial speed of the truck. Answer is 4.2 m/ S

A 1000 kg car moving at 30 m/s due North collides completely elastically with a 1250 truck heading 45 degrees north of east. After the collision, the truck is moving north and the car is moving east. Find the initial speed of the truck. Answer is 4.2 m/ S

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Chapter11: Collisions

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A 1000 kg car moving at 30 m/s due North collides completely
elastically with a 1250 truck heading 45 degrees north of east.
After the collision, the truck is moving north and the car is
moving east. Find the initial speed of the truck. Answer is 4.2 m/
S

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