AP Physics 1· difficulty 4/5
Cart A (, ) collides perfectly inelastically with cart B (, at rest). The combined cart then strikes cart C (, at rest) elastically. What is the speed of cart C immediately after the second collision?
Explanation
After step 1: combined mass , speed . Elastic with equal masses: target velocity equals incoming, so .
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