How much energy did truck 1 lose in the colission help?

Answer 1

That depends on several things. That's why there's a lot of other stuff on the test

or the homework sheet before it says "How much energy ..." etc. You need all that

stuff to answer the question with, and you haven't told us any of it.

Tell us anything you can about these details:

-- What was its energy before the collision ?

-- What's the mass or weight of the truck ?

-- How fast was it going before the collision ?

-- How fast was it going after the collision ?

-- Do you know anything about Truck #2 ?

Answer 2

To calculate the energy lost in the collision for truck 1, you can use the formula: Energy lost = initial energy - final energy. The initial energy of truck 1 before the collision can be calculated using kinetic energy formula 1/2 * mass * velocity^2. The final energy of the system after the collision can be calculated using the same formula with the final velocity and mass of both trucks combined. Subtracting the two will give you the energy lost in the collision for truck 1.