A loaded truck with a mass of 3 tonnes traveling north at 60 km/h collides with a 1 tonne mass truck, travelingeast at 90 km/h at a junction. Calculate in which direction and how far the car is dragged by the truck, knowingthat the coefficient of kinetic friction at the accident site is 0.5.

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A loaded truck with a mass of 3 tonnes traveling north at 60 km/h collides with a 1 tonne mass truck, traveling
east at 90 km/h at a junction. Calculate in which direction and how far the car is dragged by the truck, knowing
that the coefficient of kinetic friction at the accident site is 0.5.

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