A car with mass 1309 kg is travelling north at a speed of 28.9 m/s. It...

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A car with mass 1309 kg is travelling north at a speed of 28.9m/s. It collides at right angles with a truck (m=2733 kg)travelling east at 16.6 m/s and the two vehicles stick togetherafter the collision. How much kinetic energy is lost during thecollision?

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The initial velocity of car and truck wasand respectivelySo the initial momentum of the system    See Answer
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