Two identical trucks have mass 5500 kg when empty, and the maximum permissible load for each is 8000 kg. The first truck, carrying a 3900 kg, is at rest. The second truck plows into it at 64 km/h, and the pair moves away at 44 km/h. As an expert witnes, you're asked to determine whether the second truck was overloaded. What do you report? Yes the truck is overloaded, or no, the truck is not overloaded?

no, the truck is not overloaded

Explanation:

The computation is shown below;

Let us assume the mass of the loan in the second truck be M

So, the equation is as follows

{(Mass + M) × second truck × 1000 ÷ 3,600} = {(Mass + M + mass + first truck) × Pair moves away  × 1,000 ÷ 3,600}

{(5500 + M) × 64 × 1,000 ÷ 3,600 = {(5,500 + M + 5,500 + 3,900) × 44 × 1,000 ÷ 3,600}

(5500 + M) × 64 = (14,900 + M) × 44

352,000 + 64 M = 655,600 + 44 M

After solving this

M = 15,180 kg

Therefore the second truck is not overloaded

the correct choice is a .

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