A box with mass 410 g moving on a frictionless surface at an initial speed of 1.5 m/s undergoes an elastic collision with an initially stationary box of unknown mass. After the collision, the first box continues in its original direction at 0.70 m/s. (a) What is the speed of the second cart after the impact? (b) What is the mass of the second cart?

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A box with mass 410 g moving on a frictionless surface at an initial speed of 1.5 m/s undergoes an elastic collision with an initially stationary box of unknown mass. After the collision, the first box continues in its original direction at 0.70 m/s.

 

(a) What is the speed of the second cart after the impact?

(b) What is the mass of the second cart?

 

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