A 20 ton railroad car is coupled to a 15 ton car by moving the 20 ton

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A 20 ton railroad car is coupled to a 15 ton car by moving the 20 ton car at \(5 \mathrm{mph}\) toward the stationary 15 ton car.

(a) What is the resulting speed of the two-car coupling?

(b) What would the resulting speed be if the 15 ton car is moving at \(5 \mathrm{mph}\) toward a stationary 20 ton car?

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