Question

A train couples up to a stationary truck by shunting into it. The train’s mass is 220 tonnes

and the truck’s mass is 60 tonnes. The train runs into the truck at 2m/s. Calculate the

combined speed of the train and truck after the collision.​

Answer 1

Answer:

This question is about trucks from a small train in a park: One truck, mass 240 kg, is given a push and released at a speed of 3 m/s. It collides with a bigger, stationary truck of mass 360 kg and links with it. Calculate the following, assuming that there is no friction to oppose the motion of the trucks. a. The momentum of the smaller truck before the collision.



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