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Recap - Air Track

Part of the Mechanics section of Coddy's Physics journey. Lesson 70 of 97.

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Challenge

On a level air track, glider A (0.3 kg0.3\ \mathrm{kg}) starts at rest, and a string pulls it to the right with a net force of 0.6 N0.6\ \mathrm{N} for 0.5 s0.5\ \mathrm{s}. It then coasts into glider B (0.2 kg0.2\ \mathrm{kg}), which slides toward it at 0.5 m/s0.5\ \mathrm{m/s}, and they stick together. Taking right as positive, find the velocity vf\relax v_{f} of the joined gliders.

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Physics diagram: cart; arrows F = 0.6 N, v B = −0.5 m/s, v f = ?

Solve for vfv_{f}

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