Question: In a very busy off-campus eatery one chef sends a 235-g broccoli-tomato-pickle-onion-mushroom pizza sliding down the counter from left to right at 1.65 m/s. Almost

In a very busy off-campus eatery one chef sends a 235-g broccoli-tomato-pickle-onion-mushroom pizza sliding down the counter from left to right at 1.65 m/s. Almost simultaneously, the other chef launches a 351-g veggieburger-on-a-bun (with everything, but hold the horseradish) along the same counter from right to left at 2.47 m/s. The two delicacies collide head on at the given speeds?the counter is practically friction-free due to accumulated grease?and merge into a single, unbelievably savory serving. In what direction does the delectible dish move, if it moves at all?

ooo To the left. To the right. Doesn't move.

At what speed does it move? Enter a positive number.

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ooo To the left. To the right. Doesn't move.

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