A1.2 kg block slides along a frictionless surface at 1.2 m/s . a second block, sliding at a faster 4.4 m/s , collides with the first from behind and sticks to it. the final velocity of the combined blocks is 3.2 m/s .

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Explanation:

For a closed system, the momentum is always conserved. Momentum of an object is given by mv where m is the mass and v is the velocity.

Momentum of the system before the collision is given by:

Momentum of the system after the collision is given by:

Mv where M is the combined mass of the 2 blocks as they stick together and v is the velocity.

As the momentum is conserved i.e momentum before collision and after collision is the same:

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