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A truck of mass 3.2×103 kg3.2 \times 10^3 \text{ kg}, including its load, is travelling along a road at a constant speed of 15.0 ms−115.0 \text{ ms}^{-1} when its load, of mass 800 kg, falls vertically from the back of the truck hitting the ground and stopping immediately. Calculate the speed at which the truck then travels.

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