Two grocery carts have the same initial total momentum. The two carts collide, and now cart B has a greater final velocity.

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2 answers:

Liula [17]3 years ago

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Answer: The anser is C

Explanation:

It is the same if no external forces are added.

Angelina_Jolie [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

Cart B has a smaller mass

Explanation:

I may be wrong but if mass is decreased then acceleration increases, and if velocity increases then acceleration increases so my logic is that if mass decreases then velocity increases.

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A 2.00 kg block on a horizontal floor is attached to a horizontal spring that is initially compressed 0.0300 m . The spring has

iogann1982 [59]

Answer:

v = 0.41 m/s

Explanation:

In this case, the change in the mechanical energy, is equal to the work done by the fricition force on the block.
At any point, the total mechanical energy is the sum of the kinetic energy plus the elastic potential energy.
So, we can write the following general equation, taking the initial and final values of the energies:

$\Delta K + \Delta U = W_{ffr} (1)$

Since the block and spring start at rest, the change in the kinetic energy is just the final kinetic energy value, Kf.
⇒ Kf = 1/2*m*vf² (2)
The change in the potential energy, can be written as follows:

$\Delta U = U_{f} - U_{o} = \frac{1}{2} * k * (x_{f} ^{2} - x_{0} ^{2} ) (3)$

where k = force constant = 815 N/m

xf = final displacement of the block = 0.01 m (taking as x=0 the position

for the spring at equilibrium)

x₀ = initial displacement of the block = 0.03 m

Regarding the work done by the force of friction, it can be written as follows:

$W_{ffr} = - \mu_{k}* F_{n} * \Delta x (4)$

where μk = coefficient of kinettic friction, Fn = normal force, and Δx =

horizontal displacement.

Since the surface is horizontal, and no acceleration is present in the vertical direction, the normal force must be equal and opposite to the force due to gravity, Fg:
Fn = Fg= m*g (5)
Replacing (5) in (4), and (3) and (4) in (1), and rearranging, we get:

$\frac{1}{2} * m* v^{2} = W_{ffr} - \Delta U = W_{ffr} - (U_{f} -U_{o}) (6)$