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An empty railway wagon of mass 4500kg travelling at 15m/s collides with a stationary loaded wagon of mass 2400kg. The empty wagon bounces backwards at 4m/s. a) Find the velocity of the loaded wagon after the collision (answer was 3.49m/s)

b) Find the kinetic energy lost in the collision? (answer 321kJ)

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