A 88 kg fullback moving east with a speed of 6.0 m/s is tackled by a 100 kg opponent running north at 2.0 m/s. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, calculate each of the following.
(a) the velocity of the players just after the tackle
_____ m/s
(b) the kinetic energy lost as a result of the collision
_____J
Can you account for the missing energy?
The detailed solution for this question is given below
The kinetic energy during inelastic collision is always less in the final value than the initial kinetic energy. This lost kinetic energy goes into the environment as heat energy during collision.
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