Two carts are alligned on a track in linear to one another. The carts stationary and when triggered, they push off of one another with a spring and move towards the opposite ends of the track. In terms of the mass of each cart, the length of each cart, and the length of the track, determine the starting position of the cart in order to get the carts to hit the ends at the same time.

Two carts are alligned on a track in linear to one another. The carts stationary and when triggered, they push off of one another with a spring and move towards the opposite ends of the track. In terms of the mass of each cart, the length of each cart, and the length of the track, determine the starting position of the cart in order to get the carts to hit the ends at the same time.

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter7: Rotational Motion And The Law Of Gravity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 76AP: A massless spring of constant k = 78.4 N/m is fixed on the left side of a level track. A block of...

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