A car with a mass of 1700 kg is traveling directly northeast (45 between north and east)

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A car with a mass of 1700 kg is traveling directly northeast (45° between north and east) at a speed of 14 m/s (31 mph), and collides with a smaller car with a mass of 1300 kg that is traveling directly south at a speed of 18 m/s (40 mph). The two cars stick together during the collision. With what speed and direction does the tangled mess of metal move right after the collision?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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