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A 2-kgtoy cartraveling initially with a speed of 30.0 m/s in an easterlydirection crashes into a5-kgtoy truck moving in the westdirection 20.0m/s. The velocity of the 2-kg car right after the collision is 15.0 m/s to the west. What is the velocity of the5-kgtruck right after the collision?
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