Two Automobiles Traveling at Right Angles to Each Other Collide

question 50

Multiple Choice

Two automobiles traveling at right angles to each other collide and stick together. Car A has a mass of 1200 kg and had a speed of 25 m/s before the collision. Car B has a mass of 1600 kg. The skid marks show that, immediately after the collision, the wreckage was moving in a direction making an angle of 40° with the original direction of car A. What was the speed of car B before the collision?

• A)16 m/s
• B)18 m/s
• C)11 m/s
• D)21 m/s
• E)14 m/s

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