What was the initial direction

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A 900- kg car collides with a 1300- kg car that was initially at rest at the origin of an x-y coordinate system. After the collision, the lighter car moves at 10.0 km/h in a direction of 20 o with respect to the positive x axis. The heavier car moves at 13 km/h at -48 o with respect to the positive x axis.

a) What was the initial speed of the lighter car (in km/h)?

B) What was the initial direction (as measured counterclockwise from the x-axis)?

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