Two railroad cars are about to collide. One is stationary (v=0) and has a mass of 5000 kg. The other one is moving left

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Two railroad cars are about to collide. One is stationary (v=0) and has a mass of 5000 kg. The other one is moving left

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Two railroad cars are about to collide. One is stationary (v=0)
and has a mass of 5000 kg.
The other one is moving left towards it 2 m/s and its mass is 2000
kg. Assuming it is a
totally inelastic collision, how fast and what direction will the
two cars be moving after the
collision?
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