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A
1500
kg
1500\,\text{kg}
1500
kg
car moving at
12
m
s
−
1
12\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}
12
m
s
−
1
rear-ends a
1200
kg
1200\,\text{kg}
1200
kg
car at rest. The cars lock together and move as one after the impact. Calculate the percentage of the initial kinetic energy that is converted to other forms and identify the collision type.
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