In this problem we will consider the collision of two cars initially moving at r

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In this problem we will consider the collision of two cars initially moving at right angles. We assume that after the collision the cars stick together and travel off as a single unit. The collision is therefore completely inelastic. Two cars of masses m_1 and m_2 collide at an intersection. Before the collision, car 1 was traveling eastward at a speed of v_1, and car 2 was traveling northward at a speed of v_2. (Figure 1) After the collision, the two cars stick together and travel off in the direction shown.

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sq rt [(m1v1)^2 + (m2v2)^2] / m1+m2 [p2/p1]

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