Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Momentum

Momentum — practice question

A railway truck with a mass of $8000\,\text{kg}$ is travelling at $1.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ towards the right. It then collides with a railway truck of mass $12000\,\text{kg}$ that is moving at $2.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ towards the left. After the impact, the two trucks are coupled together and continue moving as one. What is the velocity of the two trucks after the collision?

  • A$1.6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ to the left
  • B$0.80\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ to the left
  • C$0.80\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ to the right
  • D$1.6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ to the right

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