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4. Car A (m = 1.3 metric ton), with a speed of 300 m/s, collides with car B (m = 1.7 metric
ton), which is travelling at a speed of 200 m/s. If both cars were travelling at the same
direction before impact, answer the following questions. Note that e = 0.43.
a. What is the velocity (m/s) of A after the collision?
b. What is the velocity of B after the collision?
c. How much kinetic energy is lost upon impact?
d. Several seconds before their collision, the two cars are 15 m away from each other.
How far is the system’s center of mass relative to object A?
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