A.) A 7,300-kg truck runs into the rear of a 1,000-kg car that was stationary. The truck and car are locked together after the collision and move with speed 3 m/s. Compute how much kinetic energy was "lost" in this inelastic collision. _______ J B.) A sprinter with a mass of 77 kg reaches a speed of 7 m/s during a race. Find the sprinter's linear momentum (in kg · m/s). (Enter the magnitude.) ________ kg · m/s

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A.) A 7,300-kg truck runs into the rear of a 1,000-kg car that was stationary. The truck and car are locked together after the collision and move with speed 3 m/s. Compute how much kinetic energy was "lost" in this inelastic collision.
_______ J

B.) A sprinter with a mass of 77 kg reaches a speed of 7 m/s during a race. Find the sprinter's linear momentum (in kg · m/s). (Enter the magnitude.)

________ kg · m/s

 

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