//Given that M = 1 //(say)to get the answer directly Vi = 2100 //in km/h //initial momentum Pi = M* Vi Vrel = 500 //in km/h //Sample Problem 9-6 printf("**Sample Problem 9-6**\n") //Assuming Vf as the final velocity of the hauler Vf = poly(0, 'Vf') Pf = 0.20*M*(Vf - Vrel) + (M - 0.20*M)*Vf p = Pi - Pf Vf = roots(p) printf("The final velocity of the hauler is %dkm/h", Vf)