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Two carts of masses m, =1.35 kg and m2 = 7.158 kg undergo an elastic collision, Before the collision, while the second cart is stationary, the velocity of the first cart is v, = 6.2. If the final velocity (after collision) of the second cart is v'2 3.58 m/s, the final velocity (m/s) of the first cart is:
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