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A 6 kg block moves at 5 m/s to the right while a 9.5 kg block moves at 8 m/s to the right. Find the total kinetic energy of the two-block system.
Answer in units of J
13 years ago

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drwls
Add the kinetic energies of each. How hard is that?
Kinetic Energy = (M/2)*V ^2
Surely you have seen that before

The direction that they travel doesn't matter.
13 years ago

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