{"id":3648,"date":"2022-08-25T09:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T09:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2023-12-21T10:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T10:19:43","slug":"a-demolition-derby-is-a-car-crashing-contest-suppose-an-800-kg-car-moving-at-20-m-sec-crashes-into-the-back-of-and-sticks-to-a-1200-kg-car-moving-at-10-m-sec-in-the-same-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/a-demolition-derby-is-a-car-crashing-contest-suppose-an-800-kg-car-moving-at-20-m-sec-crashes-into-the-back-of-and-sticks-to-a-1200-kg-car-moving-at-10-m-sec-in-the-same-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"A demolition derby is a car-crashing contest. Suppose an 800-kg car moving at 20 m\/sec crashes into the back of and sticks to a 1200-kg car moving at 10 m\/sec in the same direction."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A demolition derby is a car-crashing contest. Suppose an 800-kg car moving at 20 m\/sec crashes into the back of and sticks to a 1200-kg car moving at 10 m\/sec in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-28-300x97.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-28-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-28.png 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>a. Is this collision elastic or inelastic? Why?<\/p>\n<p>b. Calculate the momentum of each car before the collision.<\/p>\n<p>c. What is the total momentum of the stuck together cars after the collision? Why?<\/p>\n<p>d. 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