A car and and an attached trailer have a combined mass of 3,000 kg. The car and traler are moving on the highway at a velocity of 25 m/s. After going over a small bump in the road, the trailer detaches from the car. If the car's speed after separation is 27m/s and its final momentum is 35,000 kg m/s, what are the masses of the car and trailer, respectively?

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