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title: "A \\( 9300 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\) boxcar traveling at \\( 15.0 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\) strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of \\( 6.0 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\). What is the mass of the second car?"
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# A \( 9300 \) \( \text{kg} \) boxcar traveling at \( 15.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \) strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). What is the mass of the second car?

A \( 9300 \) \( \text{kg} \) boxcar traveling at \( 15.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \) strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). What is the mass of the second car?

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