If the truck and car in exercise 67 lock bumpers and stick together, what is their speed immediately after the collision? Reference: A 1200kg car traveling north at 14 m/s is rear-ended by a 2000 kg truck traveling at 25 m/s. What is the total momentum before and after the collision?

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If the truck and car in exercise 67 lock bumpers and stick together, what is their speed immediately after the collision?

Reference: A 1200kg car traveling north at 14 m/s is rear-ended by a 2000 kg truck traveling at 25 m/s. What is the total momentum before and after the collision?

Source: Physics: A Conceptual World View; 7th Edition. Chapter 6: Momentum, Exercise Question#68, in relation to question #67 

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