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A) A 2 kg mass with a speed of 0.5 m/s collides head on with a 1.5 kg mass moving with a speed of 0.3 m/s toward the first mass. What is the speed of both masses moving together after collision?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.23P

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