Collision: Two motion carts are headed for an inelastic collision! One cart has a mass of 0.77 kg and is moving to the right at a speed of 1.99 m/s. The other cart has a mass of 1.46 kg and is moving to the left at a speed of 1.62 m/s. The two carts collide and stick together. What is the speed of the carts immediately after the collision?

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Collision: Two motion carts are headed
for an inelastic collision! One cart has a
mass of 0.77 kg and is moving to the
right at a speed of 1.99 m/s. The other
cart has a mass of 1.46 kg and is
moving to the left at a speed of 1.62
m/s. The two carts collide and stick
together.
What is the speed of the carts
immediately after the collision?
Please Report your result in m/s
Transcribed Image Text:Collision: Two motion carts are headed for an inelastic collision! One cart has a mass of 0.77 kg and is moving to the right at a speed of 1.99 m/s. The other cart has a mass of 1.46 kg and is moving to the left at a speed of 1.62 m/s. The two carts collide and stick together. What is the speed of the carts immediately after the collision? Please Report your result in m/s
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