Three rail carriages are on a smooth, horizontal rail track. They are equally spaced apart. The carriages

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Three rail carriages are on a smooth, horizontal rail track. They are equally spaced apart. The carriages are labelled A, B and C, and their masses are 2m, 6m and 3m, respectively. Carriage A is projected towards carriage B with speed u, where B is in between A and C. Given that the coefficient of restitution between each carriage is 0, find the velocity of the carriages after B collides with C.

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