An air-track cart of mass m₁ = 0.14 kg is moving with a speed vo=1.3 m/s to the right when it collides with a cart of mass m₂ = 0.25 kg that is at rest. Each cart has a wad of putty on its bumper, and hence they stick together as a result of their collision Suppose the average contact force between the carts is F = 1.5 N during the collision. (a) What is the acceleration of cart 1? Give direction and magnitude. (b)

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An air-track cart of mass m₁ = 0.14 kg is moving with a speed vo=1.3 m/s to the right when it collides
with a cart of mass m₂ = 0.25 kg that is at rest. Each cart has a wad of putty on its bumper, and hence
they stick together as a result of their collision Suppose the average contact force between the carts is F
= 1.5 N during the collision. (a) What is the acceleration of cart 1? Give direction and magnitude. (b)
Transcribed Image Text:An air-track cart of mass m₁ = 0.14 kg is moving with a speed vo=1.3 m/s to the right when it collides with a cart of mass m₂ = 0.25 kg that is at rest. Each cart has a wad of putty on its bumper, and hence they stick together as a result of their collision Suppose the average contact force between the carts is F = 1.5 N during the collision. (a) What is the acceleration of cart 1? Give direction and magnitude. (b)
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