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A car moving at 25m/s makes a head-on collision with an identical car that is at rest. They combine after collision. What is the velocity of the combined cars after the accident?

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Chapter6: Momentum, Impulse, And Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 48P: A billiard ball rolling across a table at 1.50 m/s makes a head- on elastic collision with an...

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