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A 2,300-kg car moving east at 10.0 m/s collides with a 3,000-kg car moving north. The cars stick together and move as a unit after the collision, at an angle of 33.0° north of east and at a speed of 5.17 m/s. Find the speed of the 3,000-kg car before the collision.
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