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Momemtum: 1D Perfectly Inelastic Collision

Problem #: 1 | Variant #: 4

A 29.3 kg cart traveling at 5.12 m/s (this movement defines the positive direction) has a head on perfectly inelastic collision with a 11.6 kg cart traveling at 4.94 m/s. How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision?

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