Two carts, each of mass 4kg, move towards each other with a total kinetic energy of 122 J. After the two carts collide, Cart A has a velocity of 5 m/s to the left and Cart B has a velocity of 6 m/s to the right. What type of collision is this, assuming no external work was done?

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