Ah thanks a bunch. That makes everything a lot clearer. I think that I might need a little help for the solution using work and energy. Since friction, a nonconservative force, is present I can't use the conservation of mechanical energy in this problem right? Instead I would have to use...
Hi I have the following homework problem that I need to solve two times, one time using forces / torques / acceleration and again using work and energy. I have attached a diagram of the problem and the variables. Pertaining to the first method, I think the solution could be achieved by the...
I have the following problem...
A truck of mass 1000 kg moving at a speed of 13 m/s hits a second truck of 1600 kg at rest at a stop sign. The bumpers of the trucks act like springs, each with a spring constant of 3*10^4 N/m. Neglecting friction, find the following:
(1)The speed of the...