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A 1410-kg car moving east at 17.0 m/s collides with a 1880-kgcar moving south at 15.0 m/s, and the two cars connecttogether.

a) What is the magnitude of the velocity of the cars right afterthe collision? (m/s)

b) What is the direction of the cars right after the collision?Enter the angle in degrees where positive indicates north of eastand negative indicates south of east. (°)

c) How much kinetic energy was converted to another form duringthe collision? ( kJ)

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Solve this problem using unit vector notationsm1 1410 kgu1 170 ms in eastm2 1880 kgu2 150 ms in southSo initial momentum of the two vehicles Pi m1u1 m2u2 1410170i    See Answer
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