3 A truck of mass 1 3 X 104 kg travelling at 9 0 X 10 km h N

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3 A truck of mass 1 3 X 104 kg travelling at 9 0 X 10 km h N collides with a car of mass 1 1 10 kg travelling at 3 0 10 km h N The collision is perfectly inelastic A a Calculate the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the vehicles immediately after the collision b Calculate the total kinetic energy before and after the collision described in a c Determine the decrease in kinetic energy during the collision