A 7150 kg truck traveling east at 5 m/s collides with a 1700 kg car traveling 300 south of west at 20 m/s.   After the collision at what angle do the two vehicles move.   Express you answer in degrees from the positive x-axis.  Use a coordinate where north is the +y axis and east is the +x axis.

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A 7150 kg truck traveling east at 5 m/s collides with a 1700 kg car traveling 300 south of west at 20 m/s.   After the collision at what angle do the two vehicles move.   Express you answer in degrees from the positive x-axis.  Use a coordinate where north is the +y axis and east is the +x axis.

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