A 7300-kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 5.5 m/s. Part A What is the mass of the second car? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. HÀ ? Value Units m2 =

A 7300-kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 5.5 m/s. Part A What is the mass of the second car? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. HÀ ? Value Units m2 =

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A 7300-kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a
second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and
move off with a speed of 5.5 m/s.
Part A
What is the mass of the second car?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
HẢ
?
Value
Units
m2 =

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