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 ...