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Momemtum: 2D Perfectly Inelastic Collision

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A 1.427 kg bird is flying at a speed of 3.26 m/s at a heading of 53.91o N of E. It is grabbed by a 13.88 kg predator flying at a speed of 36.49 m/s at a heading of 54.28o N of E. What is the speed of the predator & prey together immediately after the capture?

m/s?

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