A 500-Kg Sack of Coal Is Dropped on a 2000-Kg

question 43

Multiple Choice

A 500-kg sack of coal is dropped on a 2000-kg railroad flatcar which was initially moving at 3 m/s as shown. After the sack rests on the flatcar, the speed of the flatcar is:

• A) 0.6 m/s
• B) 1.2 m/s
• C) 1.8 m/s
• D) 2.4 m/s
• E) 3.6 m/s

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