A 3.0 kg object is moving to the right at 4.0 m/s. It collides in a perfectly inelastic collision with a 6.0 kg object moving to the left at 2.0 m/s. What is the total kinetic energy after the collision?
A) 62 J
B) 25 J
C) 12 J
D) 0.0 J

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In a perfectly inelastic collision, the two objects stick together after the collision and move with a common velocity. Therefore, the total kinetic energy after the collision is zero.

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