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University Physics I - Classical Mechanics, 2019

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64 CHAPTER 3. MOMENTUM AND INERTIA<br />

for suitable intervals. In this way one gets<br />

v 1i = −1 m s<br />

v 2i =0.5 m s<br />

(b) Similarly, one gets<br />

v 1f =1 m s<br />

v 2f = −0.5 m s<br />

(c) Use this equation, or equivalent (conservation of momentum is OK)<br />

m 2<br />

= − Δv 1<br />

m 1 Δv 2<br />

m 2<br />

= − 1 − (−1)<br />

m 1 −0.5 − 0.5 =2<br />

so the mass of the second cart is 2 kg.<br />

(d) Yes, the track appears to be level because the carts do not show any evidence of acceleration<br />

outside of the collision region (the position vs. time curves are straight lines outside of the region<br />

approximately given by 4.5s

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