Velocity of Car & Truck After Collision: Solved

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Homework Statement


A 1200kg car moving at 8m/s to the right strikes a 2000kg truck moving at 4m/s to the left. Afterwards the velocity of the car is is 6m/s to the left. What is the velocity of the truck?

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you need to specify how much energy is lost in the collision