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An isolated system consists of two masses. The first, m1, has a mass of 1.90 kg, and is initially traveling to the east with a speed of 6.71 m/s. The second, m2, has a mass of 2.94 kg, and is initially traveling to the west with an unknown initial speed. The two masses collide head-on in a completely inelastic collision that stops them both. Calculate the initial kinetic energy of m2.

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m1v1=m2v2, v2=4.3m/s KE=(0.5)(2.94)(4.3)=6.2J

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