A ship of mass 150,000 kg and speed 8 m/s strikes a stationary iceberg of mass 10 times bigger than the mass of the ship

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A ship of mass 150,000 kg and speed 8 m/s strikes a stationary iceberg of mass 10 times bigger than the mass of the ship

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A ship of mass 150,000 kg and speed 8 m/s strikes a stationaryiceberg of mass 10 times bigger than the mass of the ship. Assumethat the forces exerted by the water on the ship and on the icebergare negligible. What is the resulting velocity of the iceberg ifthe ship and the iceberg are stuck together after thecollision?
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