Cart 1 amd 2 are now moving toward each other when they collide and stick together....

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Cart 1 amd 2 are now moving toward each other when they collideand stick together. Cart 1 has a mass of 500g (.5kg) and istravelling at a speed of 0.30m/s to the right. Cart 2 has a mass of350g (.35kg) and is travelling at a speed of 0.55m/s to theleft.

A) What is their velocity (speed and direction) after thecollision?

B) What % of the initial KE is lost in the collision?

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Given mass of cart 1m1 05kginitial speed of cart 1u1 03msmass of    See Answer
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