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Posted by Tom on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:56pm.

A 1093 kg van, stopped at a traffic light, is hit directly in the rear by a 715 kg car traveling with a velocity of +2.38 m/s. Assume that the transmission of the van is in neutral, the brakes are not being applied, and the collision is elastic. What is the final velocity of the car?

physics - nick, Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:58pm
you get this one yet? can't figure it out either..

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