A 2000kg large boxcar that rolls without friction is sitting at rest. It is shot by...

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A 2000kg large boxcar that rolls without friction is sitting atrest. It is shot by a 20kg cannonball traveling 150m/s. What willthe final velocity of the boxcar be in the following situations?a.) The cannon ball breaks through the boxcar walls and continuesforward at 50m/s. b.) The cannonball breaks through one wall of theboxcar and then gets stuck inside the car. c.) The cannonballbounces off the boxcar wall rebounding with a reverse velocity of-50m/s. d.) Qualitatively explain why the boxcar ought to have theleast speed when the cannonball passes through it and the mostspeed when the ball bounces?

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