Perfectly Inelastic Collision of Raindrops
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Perfectly Inelastic Collision of Raindrops#
Two raindrops in a cloud collide perfectly inelastically. The first raindrop has a mass of 0.42 g and is travelling with \(\vec{v_1} =\) (1.31 \(\hat{\imath}\) + 6.28 \(\hat{\jmath}\)) m/s. The second raindrop has a mass of 0.69 g and is travelling with \(\vec{v_2} =\) (-15.0 \(\hat{\imath}\) - 13.3 \(\hat{\jmath}\)) m/s.
Part 1#
What is the resulting velocity of the combined raindrop?
Answer Section#
-23.0\(\hat{\imath}\) - 16.0\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
-8.8\(\hat{\imath}\) - 5.9\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
-14.0\(\hat{\imath}\) - 9.5\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
-5.4\(\hat{\imath}\) - 3.6\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
24.0\(\hat{\imath}\) + 26.0\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
9.8\(\hat{\imath}\) + 11.0\(\hat{\jmath}\) m/s
Attribution#
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