Cart A of mass 1.5 kg moves to the right at a speed of 7 m/s. Cart B of mass 2.0 kg is moving to the left at a speed of 2.5 m/s. The two carts collide and Cart A moves to the left at 0.5 m/s. What is the final velocity of Cart B?

Cart A of mass 1.5 kg moves to the right at a speed of 7 m/s. Cart B of mass 2.0 kg is moving to the left at a speed of 2.5 m/s. The two carts collide and Cart A moves to the left at 0.5 m/s. What is the final velocity of Cart B?

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Cart A of mass 1.5 kg moves to the right at a speed of 7 m/s. Cart B of mass 2.0 kg is
moving to the left at a speed of 2.5 m/s. The two carts collide and Cart A moves to the
left at 0.5 m/s. What is the final velocity of Cart B?

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