A cart of mass moving at collides with and sticks to a stationary cart of mass on a…

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Problem

A cart of mass

2\,\text{kg}

moving at

5\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

collides with and sticks to a stationary cart of mass

3\,\text{kg}

on a smooth horizontal track. (i) Common velocity (ii) Loss of kinetic energy