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A 9600 kg boxcar traveling at 15 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two...

A 9600 kg boxcar traveling at 15 m/s strikes a second boxcar at rest. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 5.0 m/s. What is the mass of the second car?

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