1. A 1000 kg car going towards East at 30.0 m/s collides head-on with a 2000 kg truck moving towards west at 10.0 m/s. Find the velocities of the vehicles after the collision and the percentage loss of kinetic energy (a) if the collision is perfectly inelastic, (b) if the collision is elastic.

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1. A 1000 kg car going towards East at 30.0 m/s collides head-on with a 2000 kg truck moving towards west at 10.0 m/s. Find the velocities of the vehicles after the collision and the percentage loss of kinetic energy (a) if the collision is perfectly inelastic, (b) if the collision is elastic.

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