A 1 000-Kg Vehicle Is Moving in the Positive Y-Direction

question 90

Multiple Choice

A 1 000-kg vehicle is moving in the positive y-direction along the y-axis at 10 m/s.A 2 000-kg vehicle is moving in the positive x-direction at along the x-axis at 20 m/s.The vehicles collide and stick together.They move as a single object in a direction θ as measured counterclockwise from the x-axis immediately after the collision.What is the value of tan θ?

• A)2.0
• B)4.0
• C)0.50
• D)0.25

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