A 900-kg car traveling east at 15.0 m/s collides with a 750-kg car traveling north at 20.0 m/s. The cars stick together. What is the speed of the wreckage just after the collision?

A) 6.10 m/s
B) 12.2 m/s
C) 25.0 m/s
D) 35.0 m/s
E) 17.3 m/s


B

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