Sunday, May 13, 2012

Surfing For A Car Moving At 50 Km H?

Steven asks…Speed of center of mass question?Can someone please show me how this problem is solved? Thanks in advance.

An old Chrysler with mass 2200 kg is moving along a straight stretch of road at 85 km/h. It is followed by a Ford with mass 1300 kg moving at 50 km/h. How fast (in km/h) is the center of mass of the two cars moving?Nancy answers:Its basically a definition;

The velocity of the CM of a group of masses , M1, M2, M3, .... With corresponding velocities, V1, V2, V3 ...

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