A car with a mass of 750 kg moving at a speed of 23 m/s rear-ends a truck with a mass of 1250 kg and a speed of 15 m/s.

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A car with a mass of 750 kg moving at a speed of 23 m/s rear-ends a truck with a mass of 1250 kg and a speed of 15 m/s.

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A car with a mass of 750 kg moving at a speed of 23 m/s
rear-ends a truck with a mass of 1250 kg and a speed of 15 m/s.
(The two vehicles are initially traveling in the same direction.)
If the collision is elastic, find the final
velocities of the two vehicles. (This is a 1-dimensional
collision.)
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