What was the initial kinetic energy of the system

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A car of mass 1200kg is heading east at 10m/s. A second car of mass 1500kg is heading west at 20.0m/s. They meet in an elastic collision.

What were the final velocities of the vehicles?

What was the initial kinetic energy of the system?

What was the final kinetic energy?

What was the change in energy?

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