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    Car collision: decomposing momentum in x- and y-direction

    Okay, thanks for clarifying that :) I'm still not getting the correct answer, though. The correct answer, according to the solutions manual, is 7.1 m/s (which is the answer I get for vABy. When the solutions manual decomposes the x-direction, they use the values for car B, which I don't...
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    Car collision: decomposing momentum in x- and y-direction

    The tangent of the angle? I still don't see how that will get me to the correct answer?
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    Car collision: decomposing momentum in x- and y-direction

    Homework Statement Two cars collide at an intersection. Car A, with mass 2000 kg, is going from west to east, while car B, with mass 1500 kg, is going from north to south at 15 m/s. As a result of this collision, the two cars become enmeshed and move as one afterward. In your role as an expert...