A 53,000-kg rail car is moving at 2.80 m/s as it approaches a conveyor belt. As it passes under the conveyor, 74,000 kg of gravel is dropped from rest into the railcar. What is the speed of the rail car after the gravel is added? 1.25 m/s 1.31 m/s 1.88 m/s 1.17 m/s 2.26 m/s

A 53,000-kg rail car is moving at 2.80 m/s as it approaches a conveyor belt. As it passes under the conveyor, 74,000 kg of gravel is dropped from rest into the railcar. What is the speed of the rail car after the gravel is added? 1.25 m/s 1.31 m/s 1.88 m/s 1.17 m/s 2.26 m/s

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 77A

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