Can you help me with this physics problem? A 0.35 kg projectile is moving in the negative y direction at a speed of 55 m/s. It collides and embeds in a 7.2 kg mass moving in the positive x direction with a speed of 5.1 m/s. What is the final velocity of the two masses? What fraction

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A 0.35 kg projectile is moving in the negative y direction at a speed of 55 m/s. It collides and embeds in a 7.2 kg mass moving in the positive x direction with a speed of 5.1 m/s. What is the final velocity of the two masses? What fraction of energy was lost in this collision using Kinetic energy with this formula (Ki-Kf)/Ki

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