Two cars are on a level air track. They have the same mass as each other....

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Two cars are on a level air track. They have the same mass aseach other. The red car is given a push so that it moves toward theblue car with an initial speed of 2 m/s, while the blue car isgiven a push so that it moves toward the red car with an initialspeed of 4 m/s. If the cars completely stick together, find theircombined speed after the collision.

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This is an inelastic collision, so some energy must be lost.Find how much, and suggest where it could have gone.

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