Two carts on a smooth horizontal track collide head-on and stick together
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Problem
Two carts on a smooth horizontal track collide head-on and stick together. Which statement correctly describes the total kinetic energy of the system immediately after the collision compared with that just before it?
(a) It is equal to that before the collision.
(b) It becomes zero.
(c) It is less than before the collision.
(d) It is greater than before the collision.