Cart 1 has a mass of m1 = 2.6 kg.   Cart 2 has a mass of m2 = 1.8 kg. Cart 1 had an initial speed of v1 = 4.5 m/s and it was initially moving to the right.  Cart 2 had an initial speed of v2= 3.3 m/s and it was initially moving to the left. When the two carts meet, they collide with a completely inelastic collision. Find the velocity of cart 1 (in units of meters per second) after the collision. The sign, positive or negative, is important. For this question, a velocity pointing to the right is positive.

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Cart 1 has a mass of m1 = 2.6 kg.   Cart 2 has a mass of m2 = 1.8 kg.

Cart 1 had an initial speed of v1 = 4.5 m/s and it was initially moving to the right.  Cart 2 had an initial speed of v2= 3.3 m/s and it was initially moving to the left.

When the two carts meet, they collide with a completely inelastic collision.

Find the velocity of cart 1 (in units of meters per second) after the collision. The sign, positive or negative, is important. For this question, a velocity pointing to the right is positive.

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