Two boxes collide on a frictionless surface. Afterwards, they move together at 3.0 m/s with a combined mass of 55 kg. Before the collision, one of the boxes was at rest. This box had a mass of 22 kg. What was the mass and initial speed of the second box?

Two boxes collide on a frictionless surface. Afterwards, they move together at 3.0 m/s with a combined mass of 55 kg. Before the collision, one of the boxes was at rest. This box had a mass of 22 kg. What was the mass and initial speed of the second box?

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Two boxes collide on a frictionless surface. Afterwards, they move together at 3.0 m/s with
a combined mass of 55 kg. Before the collision, one of the boxes was at rest. This box had a mass of
22 kg. What was the mass and initial speed of the second box?
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