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Two cars collide at an intersection. Car A, with a mass of 1900kg , is going from west to east, while car B , of mass 1500 kg , isgoing from north to south at 12 m/s . As a result of thiscollision, the two cars become enmeshed and move as one afterwards.In your role as an expert witness, you inspect the scene anddetermine that, after the collision, the enmeshed cars moved at anangle of 65 ∘ south of east from the point of impact. Part A Partcomplete How fast were the enmeshed cars moving just after thecollision? Express your answer using two significant figures. v =5.8 m/s Previous Answers Correct Part B How fast was car A goingjust before the collision? Express your answer using twosignificant figures. How fast were the enmeshed cars moving justafter the collision and how fast was car A going just before thecollision?

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Where u is velocity of car A before collisionv is velocity of enmeshed cars after collisionBefore    See Answer
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