Students perform an experiment using two low-friction laboratory carts. A piece of timer tape is attached to Cart I and fed through a spark timer apparatus. The timer makes a mark on the tape each 0.10s. Cart I is pushed toward Cart II which is initially at rest. The carts collide, the piece of clay is deformed and holds the carts together as they continue to move. The mass of Cart I is 1.54kg. Timer tape Piece of clay Spark timer Tabletop Cart I Cart II The students repeat the above procedure manipulating the initial speed of Cart I. The graph of their observations is given below. Speed of Carts I and II (After the Collision) as a Function of the Speed of Cart I (Before the Collision) 3 2. 1 4. 7 Speed of Cart I before the collision (cm/s) Speed of carts I and II after the collision (cm/s)
Students perform an experiment using two low-friction laboratory carts. A piece of timer tape is attached to Cart I and fed through a spark timer apparatus. The timer makes a mark on the tape each 0.10s. Cart I is pushed toward Cart II which is initially at rest. The carts collide, the piece of clay is deformed and holds the carts together as they continue to move. The mass of Cart I is 1.54kg. Timer tape Piece of clay Spark timer Tabletop Cart I Cart II The students repeat the above procedure manipulating the initial speed of Cart I. The graph of their observations is given below. Speed of Carts I and II (After the Collision) as a Function of the Speed of Cart I (Before the Collision) 3 2. 1 4. 7 Speed of Cart I before the collision (cm/s) Speed of carts I and II after the collision (cm/s)
How would you find the mass of the combined carts using the slope of the graph?
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Students perform an experiment using two low-friction laboratory carts. A piece of timer
tape is attached to Cart I and fed through a spark timer apparatus. The timer makes a mark
on the tape each 0.10s. Cart I is pushed toward Cart II which is initially at rest. The carts
collide, the piece of clay is deformed and holds the carts together as they continue to move.
The mass of Cart I is 1.54kg.
Timer tape
Piece of clay
Spark
timer
Tabletop
Cart I
Cart II
The students repeat the above procedure manipulating the initial speed of Cart I. The
graph of their observations is given below.
Speed of Carts I and II (After the Collision) as a Function of the Speed of Cart I
(Before the Collision)
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2
1
3
4
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7
Speed of Cart I before the collision (cm/s)
Speed of carts I and II after the collision (cm/s)
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7
Speed of Cart I before the collision (cm/s)
Based on the slope of the graph, determine the combined mass of the two carts.
Speed of
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