In a freight yard a train is being put together from freight cars.  An empty freight car, coasting at 10 m/s, strikes a loaded car that is stationary, and the cars couple together. (inelastic collision)  Each of the cars has a mass of 4000 kg when empty, and the loaded car contains 12,000 kg of canned soda.  With what speed does the combination of the two cars start to move?

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In a freight yard a train is being put together from freight cars.  An empty freight car, coasting at 10 m/s, strikes a loaded car that is stationary, and the cars couple together. (inelastic collision)  Each of the cars has a mass of 4000 kg when empty, and the loaded car contains 12,000 kg of canned soda.  With what speed does the combination of the two cars start to move? 

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