Suppose a toy bulldozer has a mass of 1.73 kg and slides on ice at a speed of 4.25 m/s. It scoops up a clay model of a boulder of mass, 0.558 kg, which is initially rolling towards the bulldozer at 7.45 m/s. What is the final velocity of the bulldozer, in m/s, and boulder? The sign of your answer is physically relevant.

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Suppose a toy bulldozer has a mass of 1.73 kg and slides on ice at a speed of 4.25 m/s. It scoops up a clay model of a boulder of mass, 0.558 kg, which is initially rolling towards the bulldozer at 7.45 m/s. What is the final velocity of the bulldozer, in m/s, and boulder? The sign of your answer is physically relevant.

 

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