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How fast will two rail trucks travel after joining up?

A railway truck of mass 2000 kg travelling at 4 ms-1 collides with a stationary truck of mass 3000 kg . The trucks join up and continue together. Find their common velocity.


Which of the following assumptions do you have to make to be able to answer this question

The main thing is that the trucks must be considered isolated

Below is a diagram before and after the collsion

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