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9 April, 10:12

A 2.1-kg brick is placed gently upon a 2.9-kg cart originally moving with a speed of 26 cm/s. determine the post-collision speed of the combination of brick and cart.

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  1. 9 April, 10:30
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    By conservation of linear amount of movement, we have to

    p1 = p2

    Where, p = m * v.

    So, using the definition for this case, we have:

    (2.9 kg) • (26 cm/s) = (2.1 kg + 2.9 kg) •v

    75.4 kg•cm/s = (5.0 kg) •v

    v = 15.1 cm/s
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