A 2.3-kg Rocket traveling at 6.1 m/s collides head-on with a 3.5-kg object traveling in the opposite direction at 4.8 m/s.

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A 2.3-kg Rocket traveling at 6.1 m/s collides head-on with a 3.5-kg object traveling in
the opposite direction at 4.8 m/s.
What is the change in Kinetic Energy of the 2.3 kg object?
Transcribed Image Text:A 2.3-kg Rocket traveling at 6.1 m/s collides head-on with a 3.5-kg object traveling in the opposite direction at 4.8 m/s. What is the change in Kinetic Energy of the 2.3 kg object?
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