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Two vehicles with equal magnitudes of momentum traveling at right angles to each other undergo an inelastic collision. The combined wreck moves in a direction
 
  A) parallel to either of the cars before collision.
  B) at 45 degrees to the direction of either car before collision.
  C) at some angle other than 45 degrees.

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Two identical objects in outer space, one moving at 2 m/s, the other at 1 m/s, have a head-on collision and stick together. Their combined speed after the collision is
 
  A) 0.5 m/s.
  B) 0.33 m/s.
  C) 0.67 m/s.
  D) 1.0 m/s.
  E) none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: A





 

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