Car A has weight W_A and is traveling to the right at speed v_A Meanwhile car B of weight W_B is traveling at speed v_B to the left. If the cars crash head-on and become entangled, determine their common velocity just after the collision. Assume that the brakes are not applied during collision.

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Given: WA = 4500 lb WB VA = 3 ft S 8 = 32.2 ft S = 3000 lb VB = 6 - = 6² S B