A 5-kg object is moving to the right at 4m/s and collides with a 4-kg object moving to the left at 5 m/s.The objects collide and stick together. After the collision, thecombined object: a) has the same kinetic energy that the system had before thecollision b) has more kinetic energy that the system had before thecollision c) has no kinetic energy d) has less momentum than the system had before thecollision e) has more momentum that the system had before thecollision

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   A 5-kg object is moving to the right at 4m/s and collides with a 4-kg object moving to the left at 5 m/s.The objects collide and stick together. After the collision, thecombined object:
a) has the same kinetic energy that the system had before thecollision
b) has more kinetic energy that the system had before thecollision
c) has no kinetic energy
d) has less momentum than the system had before thecollision
e) has more momentum that the system had before thecollision
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