A 200-Kg Object Traveling East at 20

question 38

Multiple Choice

A 2.00-kg object traveling east at 20.0 m/s collides with a 3.00-kg object traveling west at 10.0 m/s.After the collision,the 2.00-kg object has a velocity 5.00 m/s to the west.How much kinetic energy was lost during the collision?

• A) 0.000 J
• B) 458 J
• C) 516 J
• D) 91.7 J
• E) 175 J

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