Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Linear momentum and its conservation

Linear momentum and its conservation — practice question

Two railway trucks, with masses $m$ and $3m$, travel in opposite directions towards one another at speeds $2v$ and $v$ respectively. They collide and remain stuck together. What is the speed of the trucks after the collision?

  • A$\frac{v}{4}$
  • B$\frac{v}{2}$
  • C$v$
  • D$\frac{5v}{4}$

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