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You hold a 0.125 kg glider A and a 0.500 kg glider B at rest on an air track with a compressed spring of negligible mass between them. When
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You hold a 0.125 kg glider A and a 0.500 kg glider B at rest on an air track with a compressed spring of negligible mass between them. When you release the gliders, the spring pushes them apart so that they move in opposite directions. When glider A has moved 0.960 m to the left from its starting position, how far to the right from its starting position has glider B moved?
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2021-08-17T21:19:45+00:00
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Answer:
Magnitude |VB| = 0.32 m/s
and
Direction is to the left
Explanation:
given data
glider A mass = 0.125 kg
glider B mass = 0.500 kg
glider A move = 0.960 m to the left
solution
we use here Conservation of momentum that is
M1 × U1 + M2 × U2 =M1 × V1 + M2 × V2 ……………………1
put here value and we get
0.125 × 0 + 0.500 × 0 = 0.125 × 0.960 + 0.375 × VB
VB = −0.32 m/s
Magnitude |VB| = 0.32 m/s
and
Direction is to the left