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A 1000-kg car moving at 30m/s due north collides completely elastically with a 1250-kg truck heading...

A 1000-kg car moving at 30m/s due north collides completely elastically with a 1250-kg truck heading north of east. After the collision the truck is moving due north and the car is moving due east. Find the initial speed of the truck.

I think the answer is 34m/s and we have to break it up into x and y component and equate them but please tell me the theory behind it. Thanks

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Momentum and energy conservation.

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