CAN ANYONE HELP ME!! PHYSICAL PHYSICS

[leanneh44]

CAN ANYONE HELP ME TO SOLVE THIS EQUATION.

A FAMILY CAR (1) RUNS INTO THE BACK OF A SIMILAR VEHICLE (2). THE COLLISION IS COMPLETELY INELASTIC. IF THE CRUSH TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF CAR 1 IS 5CM, WAHT IS THE CRUSH DEPTH ON THE BOOT OF CAR 2?

DATA= A1= 500N cm-1
B1= 18.8N cm-2
A2= 350 N cm-1
B2= 12.0 N cm-2
I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP. THANK- YOU!:)

[k_lowes_newton1987]

what is the boot of a car?
:wall:

[Ryth]

the trunk silly:grin:

[spirit_wasa]

LoL americans can be so ignorant of other cultures huh ryth... dont worry we call it a boot here also in australia... Sorry i cant help you i have absolutely no idea what what A1, A2, B1, B2 are they make no sense can you explain these please and i may be able to help.

:)

[Fernanda]

ignorant? bott is what we put on our feet!!! LOL just kidding ;)