What is their speed now after the collision

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A 1900 kg car traveling to the right at26 m/s is chasing a second car of the similar mass that is traveling to the right at 10 m/s.

a) If the two cars collide and stick together, what is their speed now after the collision?

b) What fraction of the initial kinetic energy of the cars is lost through this collision?

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