wo cars involve a collision at the intersection.  After the collision, both cars stuck together and traveled at the 45° North of East and eventually made a complete stop.  If both cars have the same mass, which car had larger velocity before the collision? a. Car 1                            b.         Car 2    c. same speed                 d.         can’t be determined    If Car 1 has larger mass than Car 2, which car had larger velocity before the col

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Two cars involve a collision at the intersection.  After the collision, both cars stuck together and traveled at the 45° North of East and eventually made a complete stop.

 If both cars have the same mass, which car had larger velocity before the collision?

a. Car 1                            b.         Car 2   

c. same speed                 d.         can’t be determined

 

 If Car 1 has larger mass than Car 2, which car had larger velocity before the collision?       

a. Car 1                            b.         Car 2   

c. same speed                 d.         can’t be determined      

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