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title: "A \\(2 \\, \\text{kg}\\) object slides east at \\(4 \\, \\text{m/s}\\) and collides with a stationary \\(3 \\, \\text{kg}\\) object. After the collision, the \\(2 \\, \\text{kg}\\) object is traveling at an unknown velocity at \\(15^\\circ\\) north of east and the \\(3 \\, \\text{kg}\\) object is traveling at \\(38^\\circ\\) south of east. What is each object’s final velocity?"
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# A \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object slides east at \(4 \, \text{m/s}\) and collides with a stationary \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object. After the collision, the \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at an unknown velocity at \(15^\circ\) north of east and the \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at \(38^\circ\) south of east. What is each object’s final velocity?

A \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object slides east at \(4 \, \text{m/s}\) and collides with a stationary \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object. After the collision, the \(2 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at an unknown velocity at \(15^\circ\) north of east and the \(3 \, \text{kg}\) object is traveling at \(38^\circ\) south of east. What is each object’s final velocity?

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