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alexito01
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Homework Statement
A red car and a blue car collide at an in intersection. Prior to the collision the red car with mass 1000kg was heading North at 15m/s. The blue car with mass 1500 kg was heading East at 20m/s. The collision is completely inelastic with the cars sticking together and moving as one. At what angle measured North of East do the cars move off?
Homework Equations
I used Vf = √(Vfx2) + (Vfy2)
I alsoUsed m1vf1x+ m2vf2x= m1vi1x + m2vix for x component and
m1vf1y+ m2vf2y= m1vi1y + m2viy for y component
and then θ = tan-1(vfy/vfx) to findthe angle but i keep geting it wrong
The Attempt at a Solution
I ended up with an angle of around 27 degrees