SOLUTION: The car 'A' of mass 1500kg,traveling at 25m/s collides with another car 'B' of mass 1000kg traveling at 15 m/s in the same direction.After collision,the velocity of car 'A' becomes

Question 881782: The car 'A' of mass 1500kg,traveling at 25m/s collides with another car 'B' of mass 1000kg traveling at 15 m/s in the same direction.After collision,the velocity of car 'A' becomes 20m/s. Calculate the velocity of car 'B' after collision.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a physics problem and not an algebra problem.
Assume that there is conservation of momentum.

By conservation of momentum,

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