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Posted by nana on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 4:06pm.

Block A (mass = 3 kg), moving at 10 meters per second, collides with stationary Block B (mass = 5 kg). If the collision is inelastic, what will be the final speed of the connected blocks?

physics - Elena, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 9:22am
m1•v1+ 0 =(m1+m2) •V,
V = m1•v1/(m1+m2) = 3•10/8=3.45 m/s

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