An automobile having a mass of 1 000 kg is driven into a brick wall in a

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An automobile having a mass of 1 000 kg is driven into a brick wall in a safety test. The bumper behaves like a spring of force constant 5.00, 106 N/m and compresses 3.16 cm as the car is brought to rest. What was the speed of the car before impact, assuming that no mechanical energy is lost during impact with the wall?
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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0071247085

7th edition

Authors: J. M. Smith, H. C. Van Ness, M. M. Abbott

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