Two cars,both of mass $m$,collide and stick together. Prior to the collision,one car had been traveling north at speed $2v$,while the second was traveling at speed $v$ at an angle $\phi$ south of east (as indicated in the figure). The magnitude of the velocity of the two-car system immediately after the collision is:

  • A
    $v\sqrt{5 - 4\sin \phi}$
  • B
    $\frac{v}{2}\sqrt{4 - 5\sin \phi}$
  • C
    $\frac{v}{2}\sqrt{5 - 4\sin \phi}$
  • D
    $v\sqrt{4 - 5\sin \phi}$

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