A collision happened between two cars of equal mass of 1500.0 kg. The first car was running at 90 km/hr going east while the other car was running at 80 km/hr going west. If both cars were stuck after collision, determine what velocity did the crashed cars moved?

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A collision happened between two cars of equal mass of 1500.0 kg. The first car was running at 90 km/hr going east while the other car was running at 80 km/hr going west. If both cars were stuck after collision, determine what velocity did the crashed cars moved?
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