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A 900 kg car is traveling at 15 m/s when it suddenly collides with a 750...

A 900 kg car is traveling at 15 m/s when it suddenly collides with a 750 kg car traveling north at 20 m/s. The cars stick together after the collision. What is the speed of the wreckage just after the collision?

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m1*u1 + m2*u2 = (m1+m2)*V..
final speed is V = [(m1*u1)+(m2*u2)]/(m1+m2) = [(900*15)+(750*20)]/(900+750)...

V = 17.27 m/sec

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