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A. Perfectly inelastic collisions
Figure 1 shows the schematic of the set up for this part of experiment. Before the collision,
cart 2 should be at rest.
motion detector
added mass
cart 1
velcro
track
cart 2
mass of cart 1: 1009.6 g
g
mass of cart 2: 510
measured velocity of cart 1 before collision:
0.642 m/s
measured velocity of the carts after the collision: 0.379 m/s
expected velocity of the carts after the collision, based on conservation of momentum:
(show calculation here)
percent difference between measured and expected final velocities:
measured total kinetic energy before the collision:
measured total kinetic energy after the collision:
0.4265
11.14/0
m
see
Transcribed Image Text:A. Perfectly inelastic collisions Figure 1 shows the schematic of the set up for this part of experiment. Before the collision, cart 2 should be at rest. motion detector added mass cart 1 velcro track cart 2 mass of cart 1: 1009.6 g g mass of cart 2: 510 measured velocity of cart 1 before collision: 0.642 m/s measured velocity of the carts after the collision: 0.379 m/s expected velocity of the carts after the collision, based on conservation of momentum: (show calculation here) percent difference between measured and expected final velocities: measured total kinetic energy before the collision: measured total kinetic energy after the collision: 0.4265 11.14/0 m see
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