A diesel locomotive of mass 4m coasting at 10 km/h collides inelastically with a stationary flatcar of mass m. The speed of the locomotive-flatcar combination when stuck together is

A. 8 km/h.
B. 4 km/h.
C. more than 8 km/h.
D. 6 km/h.


Answer: A

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