Two bodies of mass $4 \,kg$ and $5 \,kg$ are moving along east and north directions with velocities $5 \,m/s$ and $3 \,m/s$ respectively. The magnitude of the velocity of the centre of mass of the system is:

  • A
    $\frac{25}{9} \,m/s$
  • B
    $\frac{9}{25} \,m/s$
  • C
    $\frac{41}{9} \,m/s$
  • D
    $\frac{16}{9} \,m/s$

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