Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 7 - Linear Momentum - General Problems - Page 195: 70

Answer

After 60.0 minutes, the car's speed is 7.26 m/s

Work Step by Step

We can find the mass of snow $m_s$ that falls into the car in 60.0 minutes. $m_s = (3.80~kg/min)(60.0~min) = 228~kg$ We can then use conservation of momentum to find the final speed $v$, $m_1~v_1 = (m_1+m_s)~v$ $v = \frac{(4800~kg)(7.60~m/s)}{(4800~kg+228~kg)}$ $v = 7.26~m/s$ After 60.0 minutes, the car's speed is 7.26 m/s
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