Freight car A of mass m A is rolling to the right when it collides with freight

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Freight car A of mass mA is rolling to the right when it collides with freight car B of mass mB initially at rest. If the two cars are coupled together at impact, show that the fractional loss of energy equals m/(mA + mB).

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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