Referring to Example 99 Suppose the two carts have equal

Chapter 9, Problem 104

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Referring to Example 99 Suppose the two carts have equal masses and are both moving to the right before the collision. The initial speed of cart 1 (on the left) is and the initial speed of cart 2 (on the right) is . (a) What is the speed of the center of mass of this system? (b) What percentage of the initial kinetic energy is lost as a result of the collision? (c) Suppose the collision is elastic. What are the nal speeds of the two carts in this case?

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