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A railroad diesel engine weighs 3.6 times as much as a freightcar. If the diesel engine coasts at 4.3 km/h into a freightcar that is initially at rest, how fast do the two coast after they couple together? )
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drwls
Apply the law of conservation of momentum. Show your work if you have further questions.
15 years ago

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