The two mine cars of equal mass are connected by a rope which is initially slack. Car
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The two mine cars of equal mass are connected by a rope which is initially slack. Car A is given a shove which imparts to it a velocity of 4 ft/sec with car B initially at rest. When the slack is taken up, the rope suffers a tension impact which imparts a velocity to car B and reduces the velocity of car A.
(a) If 40 percent of the kinetic energy of car A is lost during the rope impact, calculate the velocity vB imparted to car B.
(b) Following the initial impact, car B overtakes car A and the two are coupled together. Calculate their final common velocity vC.
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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics
ISBN: 9781118885840
8th Edition
Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
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