A 620 kg moose is standing in the middle of a train track. A 10,000 kg train moving at 10 m/s is unable to stop and the moose ends up riding the cowcatcher down the track. What type of interaction is this, and what is the new combined velocity

This is an example of Inelastic colission

Explanation:

Step one:

given:

mass of moose m1 = 620 kg

mass of train m2= 10,000kg

Initial velocity of moose  u1= 0 m/s

Initial velocity of train v1 = 10m/s

combined velocity of the system is given as v

Applying the conservation of momentum equation we have

m1u1+ m2u1= (m1+m2)V

substitutting we have

620*0+10000*10= (620+10000)V

100000= 10620V

divide both sides by 10620

V = 100000/10620

V=9.41m/s

The velocity of the moose after impact is 9.41m/s

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