Conservation of momentum.

From a stable condition, a truck(with mass 563 kg) started moving at a uniform acceleration of 0.4 ms 2 0.4 ~ \text{ms}^{-2} . After moving for 75 s, a collision happened between the truck and a stable car(with mass 350 kg). The truck was moving at a velocity of 16.85 ms 1 16.85 ~ \text{ms}^{-1} after the collision.

Does the above event follow the conservation of momentum?

No Yes

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Munem Shahriar
Jul 28, 2018

Relevant wiki: Conservation of Momentum

The mass of the truck and car is m 1 = 563 kg m_1 = 563 ~\text{kg} and m 2 = 350 kg m_2 = 350 ~ \text{kg} respectively.

The condition for answer being yes: p 1 = p 2 m 1 u 1 + m 2 u 2 = ( m 1 + m 2 ) v p_1 = p_2 \implies m_1 u_1 + m_2 u_2 = (m_1 + m_2 )v' .

u 1 = v = u + a t = 0 + 0.4 × 75 [ a = 0.4 ms 2 , t = 75 s ] = 30 ms 1 . \begin{aligned} u_1 = v & = u + at \\ & = 0 + 0.4 \times 75 ~~~~ [a = 0.4 ~\text{ms}^{-2}, t = 75 ~s ] \\ & = 30 ~\text{ms}^{-1}. \\ \end{aligned}

  • u 2 = 0 ms 1 u_2 = 0 ~ \text{ms}^{-1}

  • v = 16.85 ms 1 v' = 16.85~ \text{ms}^{-1}

The total momentum before the collision:

p 1 = m 1 u 1 + m 2 u 2 = 563 × 30 + 350 × 0 = 16890 kg ms 1 \begin{aligned} p_1 & = m_1 u_1 + m_2 u_2 \\ & = 563 \times 30 + 350 \times 0 \\ & = 16890 ~\text{kg} ~\text{ms}^{-1} \\ \end{aligned}

The total momentum after the collision:

p 2 = ( m 1 + m 2 ) v = ( 563 + 350 ) ( 16.85 ) = 15384.05 kg ms 1 \begin{aligned} p_2 & = (m_1 + m_2)v' \\ & = (563 + 350)(16.85) \\ & = 15384.05 ~\text{kg} ~\text{ms}^{-1}\\ \end{aligned}

We get p 1 p 2 p_1 \ne p_2 . Hence the answer is no.

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