Physics, asked by Anonymous, 1 year ago

A man weighing 60kg runs along the rails with a velocity of 18 km/hr and jumps into a car of mass 1 quintal standing on the rails.
Calculate the velocity with which the car will start travelling along the rails ?

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Answered by vishagh
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According to law of conservation of momentum
m₁v₁=m₂v₂

m₁=weight of man
v₁=velocity of man

m₂=mass of man+mass of car
v₂=velocity of car with man sitting

60× 18 = (100+60) × v₂

1080=160×v₂
v₂=1080/160
    =6.75 km/hr

NOTE:
one quital=100 kg
one ton=1000 kg
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