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Posted by Sarah on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 9:53pm.

two carts with masses of 10.0kg and 2.5kg move in opposite directions on a frictionless track, with speeds of 6.0m/s and 3.0m/s respectively. The carts stick together after colliding head on. Find the final speed of the two cars

Physics - bobpursley, Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 9:54pm
Momentum conservation applies.

10*6-2.5*3= 12.5(V)
solve for V

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