A 15.0-kg object moving in the + x direction at 5.5m/s collides head-on with a 10.0-kg object

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A 15.0-kg object moving in the + x direction at 5.5m/s collides head-on with a 10.0-kg object moving in the – x direction at 4.0m/s. Find the final velocity of each mass if:
(a) The objects stick together;
(b) The collision is elastic;
(c) The 15.0-kg object is at rest after the collision;
(d) The 10.0-kg object is at rest after the collision;
(e) The 15.0-kg object has a velocity of 4.0 m/s in the – x direction for the collision. Are the results in (c), (d) and (e) “reasonable”? Explain
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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