Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics · AS 3 · structured
Perfectly inelastic collision between trolleys
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Two trolleys move in the same direction. The first has mass 1.2 kg and speed 4 m/s; the second has mass 0.8 kg and speed 1 m/s. They collide and stick together. Calculate their common speed.
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