A 2500-Kg Truck Moving at 10

question 5

Multiple Choice

A 2500-kg truck moving at 10.00 m/s strikes a car waiting at a traffic light,hooking bumpers.The two continue to move together at 6.00 m/s.What was the mass of the struck car?

• A) 1730 kg
• B) 1670 kg
• C) 1200 kg
• D) 1070 kg

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