Two motion carts are headed for an inelastic collision! One cart has a mass of 3.29 kg and is moving to the right at a speed of 2.70 m/s. The other cart has a mass of 11.38 kg and is moving to the left at a speed of 0.08 m/s. The two carts collide and stick together.

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Two motion carts are headed for an inelastic collision! One cart has a mass of 3.29 kg and is moving to the right at a speed of 2.70 m/s. The other cart has a mass of 11.38 kg and is moving to the left at a speed of 0.08 m/s. The two carts collide and stick together.

(a) What is the final velocity (speed and direction) of the gliders?

(b) What percent of the initial kinetic energy was converted to other forms — i.e., “lost” — in this collision?

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