Recent content by leechyeah

I see, Thank you all for your help. Lastly, do each of you agree my with my final solution? I don't have the textbook solutions at the moment.

Thanks got it, -15 m/s. I will amend the original post. PS: How come you guys didn't work it out step-by-step for me? ;o

in q1, If I use 11.76 instead of 1.176, then everything else will work out...

Thanks, I understand the net force for q2 and q3 must be the same, however my calculations do not match. Which part is wrong?

Thanks for the clarification. Does "Ns" actually stand for anything? I updated my original post. However, Q3 is where I'm unsure of.

Hi ehild, I understand that there is something wrong, but I am confused as to what it is. Shall I use t=0.4 secs, given in the question?

Hi CAF123, Thanks for your help, I've updated my calculations now. I'm not sure about if it's right though. Please help me check.

A car of mass 1200kg traveling at a velocity of 15m/s North collides head on with a small van of mass 2200kg traveling at 10m/s South. The vehicles stick together on impact and the collisions can be considered an isolated one. The contact time of the collision is 0.4 seconds. Calc the...