Maleeha S.

asked • 10/27/22

Find the speed of the car before the collision.

An aggressive driver of a car moving west runs a red light. He collides in the middle of the intersection with an SUV that was moving north at 17.3 m/s. The two vehicles smash together and move at a speed of 15.7 m/s after the collision. The masses of the car and SUV are 1500 kg and 2200 kg, respectively. Find the speed of the car before the collision.



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