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A satellite orbiting Earth at a velocity of 3700 m/s collides with a piece of space debris traveling at 5000 m/s. If the objects have the same mass and the space debris has a velocity after collision of
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A satellite orbiting Earth at a velocity of 3700 m/s collides with a piece of

space debris traveling at 5000 m/s. If the objects have the same mass and
the space debris has a velocity after collision of 3700 m/s, what is the
velocity of the satellite after the collision?

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they trade velocities... so the Satellite now is going 5000 m/s

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