A 1000-Kg Car Is Travelling West at 17

question 29

Multiple Choice

A 1000-kg car is travelling west at 17.0 m/s toward an intersection.A 1500-kg truck is travelling north at 20.0 m/s toward the same intersection.The car and truck collide at the intersection and stick together.What is the final kinetic energy of the system?

• A)1.36 * 10⁵ J
• B)1.72 * 10⁵ J
• C)2.38 * 10⁵ J
• D)4.76 * 10⁵ J

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