Two cars collide in a head-on collision.  Car 1 has a mass of 1875 kg and was traveling at a speed of 23 m/s.  Car 2 has a mass of 1025 kg and was traveling at an unknown speed.  After the collision, car 1 stops immediately while car 2 moves in the opposite direction that it was traveling at a speed of 17 m/s.  How fast was car 2 originally traveling?

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Two cars collide in a head-on collision.  Car 1 has a mass of 1875 kg and was traveling at a speed of 23 m/s.  Car 2 has a mass of 1025 kg and was traveling at an unknown speed.  After the collision, car 1 stops immediately while car 2 moves in the opposite direction that it was traveling at a speed of 17 m/s.  How fast was car 2 originally traveling?

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