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    Jan 2, 2013, 10:15 AM
    How to work out the speed of car in an accident
    Car A is on X axis and Car B is on Y. They hit at right angles (mid point of A) and both travel on X axis for 10m before stopping (still together creating a T shape). Assuming they both weigh the same, what speed was car B travelling at the point of impact?
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    Jan 2, 2013, 11:07 AM
    Assuming there are no constraits that keep the two cars confined to moving along the x-axis only after the collision, then the speed of B was zero.
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