Inelastic Collisions: A 2200-kg auto moving northward at 12.0 m/s runs into a 3800-kg truck which is also moving northward, but at 5.00 m/s. If the vehicles lock bumpers, how fast are they moving just after the collision?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


7.57 m/s

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