A truck in motion strikes a parked car during the collision


Question: A truck in motion strikes a parked car. During the collision the vehicles stick together and slide to a stop. The truck has a total mass of 1982 kg, and the parked car has a total mass of 966 kg. The coefficient of sliding friction between the tires and the road is 0.350.

Part A: If the vehicles slide 10.5 m before coming to rest, how fast was the truck going?

I need help to determine how fast the truck was going.

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