Two objects, both with a mass of 1.87 kg are sliding across a horizontal, frictionless surface toward each other. If mass 1 has an initial velocity of 4.63 m/s i  and mass 2 has an initial velocity of -2.22 m/s i, what is the final speed of the masses if they undergo a perfectly inelastic collision? Assume that total momentum is conserved.

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Two objects, both with a mass of 1.87 kg are sliding across a horizontal, frictionless surface toward each other. If mass 1 has an initial velocity of 4.63 m/s  and mass 2 has an initial velocity of -2.22 m/s i, what is the final speed of the masses if they undergo a perfectly inelastic collision? Assume that total momentum is conserved.

 

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