# Two cars collide at an icy intersection and stick together afterward. The first car has a mass of 1300 kg and was approaching at 5.00 m/s due south. The second car has a mass of 750 kg and was approaching at 20.0 m/s due west. (a) Calculate the final velocity of the cars. (Note that since both cars have an initial velocity, you cannot use the equations for conservation of momentum along the x-axis and y-axis; instead, you must look for other simplifying aspects..) Magnitude ....................m/s Direction  .....................Â° (counterclockwise from west is positive) (b) How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision? (This energy goes into deformation of the cars.) .........................J

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Two cars collide at an icy intersection and stick together afterward. The first car has a mass of 1300 kg and was approaching at 5.00 m/s due south. The second car has a mass of 750 kg and was approaching at 20.0 m/s due west.

(a) Calculate the final velocity of the cars. (Note that since both cars have an initial velocity, you cannot use the equations for conservation of momentum along the x-axis and y-axis; instead, you must look for other simplifying aspects..)
Magnitude
....................m/s
Direction
.....................Â° (counterclockwise from west is positive)

(b) How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision? (This energy goes into deformation of the cars.)
.........................J