A2300 kg truck has put its front bumper against the rear bumper of a 2500 kg suv to give it a push. with the engine at full power and good tires on good pavement, the maximum forward force on the truck is 18,000 n. you may want to review ( pages 145 - 146) . part a what is the maximum possible acceleration the truck can give the suv? express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

From the Newton’s First Law, we can see that acceleration is simply the ratio of Force over mass. In this case, mass is the sum of the mass of each car, that is:

mass = 2300 kg + 2500 kg = 4800 kg

So the formula is:

acceleration = Force / mass

acceleration = 18,000 N / 4800 kg

acceleration = 3.75 m/s^2

In 2 significant figures:

acceleration = 3.8 m/s^2

the chart show the masses and velocities of two colliding objects that stick together after a collision.

according to the law of conservation of momentum, the momentum of the object after the collision is  

answer

1,500

kg • m/s.

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