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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A 19.9 kg canoe moving to the left at 12.7 m/s has a head-on collision with a 5.2 kg raft moving to the right at 7.0 m/s. After the collision, the raft moves to the left at 20.4 m/s. Find the velocity of the canoe after the collision. Disregard any effects of the water. Answer in units of m/s

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 7.04 but its not right

OpenStudy (alekos):

did you use the conservation of momentum formula?

OpenStudy (alekos):

M1V1i + M2V2i = M1V1f + M2V2f

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