Two railway trucks are travelling in the same direction and collide. The mass of truck X is

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Two railway trucks are travelling in the same direction and collide. The mass of truck X is 2.0 × 104 kg and the mass of truck Y is 3.0 × 104 kg. This graph shows how the velocity of each truck varies with time.

a. Copy and complete the table.

b. State and explain whether the collision of the two trucks is an example of an elastic collision.
c. Determine the force that acts on each truck during the collision.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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