A 900-kg fullback running east with a speed of 500 ms is


A 90.0-kg fullback running east with a speed of 5.00 m/s is tackled by a 95.0-kg opponent running north with a speed of 3.00 m/s.

(a) Why does the tackle constitute a perfectly inelastic collision?

(b) Calculate the velocity of the players immediately after the tackle and

(c) determine the mechanical energy that is lost as a result of the collision.

(d) Where did the lost energy go?

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