3. A truck (375 slugs) was travelling east with an unknown velocity when it entered into a head-on collision with a car. The car (200 slugs) was initially travelling west with a speed of 44 ft/sec. The vehicles stuck together in the collision, travelled east for a displacement of 120 feet in 4s before coming to rest. Calculate the truck's before collision velocity. [115 ft/sec] Before Collision 375 slug U₁=? 44 ft/sec Truck 200 slug Car At Collision Displacement, s = u+v 2 t After 120ft and 4s

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3. A truck (375 slugs) was travelling east with an unknown velocity when it entered into a
head-on collision with a car. The car (200 slugs) was initially travelling west with a
speed of 44 ft/sec.
The vehicles stuck together in the collision, travelled east for a displacement of 120
feet in 4s before coming to rest. Calculate the truck's before collision velocity.
[115 ft/sec]
Before Collision
375
slug
Ալ=? 44 ft/sec
Truck
200
slug
Car
At Collision
Displacement, s =
u + v
t
2
After 120ft and 4s
Friction
4. An aircraft with a weight of 85,000 lbs is towed over a horizontal concrete surface. What force
must the towing vehicle exert to keep the aircraft rolling? [1,700 lbs]
Transcribed Image Text:3. A truck (375 slugs) was travelling east with an unknown velocity when it entered into a head-on collision with a car. The car (200 slugs) was initially travelling west with a speed of 44 ft/sec. The vehicles stuck together in the collision, travelled east for a displacement of 120 feet in 4s before coming to rest. Calculate the truck's before collision velocity. [115 ft/sec] Before Collision 375 slug Ալ=? 44 ft/sec Truck 200 slug Car At Collision Displacement, s = u + v t 2 After 120ft and 4s Friction 4. An aircraft with a weight of 85,000 lbs is towed over a horizontal concrete surface. What force must the towing vehicle exert to keep the aircraft rolling? [1,700 lbs]
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