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A 14,000-kg boxcar is coasting at 1.50 m/s along a horizontal track when it suddenly hits and couples with a stationary 10,000-kg boxcar. What is the speed of the cars just after the collision?
 
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On the planet Jupiter, a dropped object picks up a speed of 20 m/sec in one second. How fast will it be going at the end of 3 seconds of fall, neglecting air resistance on Jupiter?
 
  A) 40 m/sec B) 80 m/sec C) 60 m/sec D) 180 m/sec E) 20 m/sec


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

0.875 m/s

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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