A 480-kg car moving at 14.4 m/s hits from behind a 570-kg car moving at 13.3 m/s in the same direction. If the new speed of the heavier car is 14.0 m/s, what is the speed of the lighter car after the collision, assuming that any unbalanced forces on the system are negligibly small?

A 480-kg car moving at 14.4 m/s hits from behind a 570-kg car moving at 13.3 m/s in the same direction. If the new speed of the heavier car is 14.0 m/s, what is the speed of the lighter car after the collision, assuming that any unbalanced forces on the system are negligibly small?

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A 480-kg car moving at 14.4 m/s hits from behind a 570-kg car
moving at 13.3 m/s in the same direction. If the new speed of the
heavier car is 14.0 m/s, what is the speed of the lighter car after
the collision, assuming that any unbalanced forces on the system
are negligibly small?
O None of the given choices
O 13.6 m/s
O 10.5 m/s
O 5.24 m/s
O 19.9 m/s

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