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Momemtum: 2D Perfectly Inelastic Collision

Problem #: 1 | Variant #: 3

A bird is flying at a speed of 2.93 m/s at a heading of 41.59o N of E. It is grabbed by a 13.11 kg predator flying at a speed of 27.87 m/s at a heading of 58.92o N of E. Immediately after the capture the speed of the predator with prey is 26.14 m/s. What is the mass of the prey?

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