When cars are equipped with flexible bumpers, they will bounce off each other during low-speed collisions, thus causing less damage. In one such accident, a 1850 kg car traveling to the right at 1.40 m/s collides with a 1450 kg car going to the left at 1.10 m/s. Measurements show that the heavier car's speed just after the collision was 0.250 m/s in its original direction. A) What is the speed of the lighter car just after collision?
B) Calculate the change in the combined kinetic energy of the two-car system during this collision.

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of the heavier car m_1 = 1750 kg

Mass of the lighter car m_2 = 1350 kg

The speed of the lighter car just after collision can be represented as follows

b) the change in the combined kinetic energy of the two-car system during this collision

substitute the value in the equation above

Hence, the change in combine kinetic energy is -2534.78J

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