A student releases a 3.1kg cart from the top of ramp and starts a stopwatch. The length from the front of the cart to the end of the ramp and the distance from the end of the ramp to the stopper are shown. Neglect backwards friction and drag and assume the cart does not lose speed transitioning from the ramp to the floor. What is the cart's acceleration on the ramp? 1.2 m/s? (magnitude) What is the cart's acceleration on the floor? 140cm m/s? |(magnitude) 270cm How long does the cart take to reach the end of the ramp? (timed from the release) How fast is the cart traveling as it hits the stopper? m/s How long does the cart take to reach the stopper?

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A student releases a 3.1kg cart from the top of ramp and starts a stopwatch. The
length from the front of the cart to the end of the ramp and the distance from the
end of the ramp to the stopper are shown. Neglect backwards friction and drag
and assume the cart does not lose speed transitioning from the ramp to the floor.
What is the cart's acceleration on the ramp?
1.2
m/s?
(magnitude)
What is the cart's acceleration on the floor?
140cm
m/s?
270cm
(magnitude)
7°
How long does the cart take to reach the end of the ramp?
S
(timed from the release)
How fast is the cart traveling as it hits the stopper?
m/s
How long does the cart take to reach the stopper?
(timed from the release)
Transcribed Image Text:A student releases a 3.1kg cart from the top of ramp and starts a stopwatch. The length from the front of the cart to the end of the ramp and the distance from the end of the ramp to the stopper are shown. Neglect backwards friction and drag and assume the cart does not lose speed transitioning from the ramp to the floor. What is the cart's acceleration on the ramp? 1.2 m/s? (magnitude) What is the cart's acceleration on the floor? 140cm m/s? 270cm (magnitude) 7° How long does the cart take to reach the end of the ramp? S (timed from the release) How fast is the cart traveling as it hits the stopper? m/s How long does the cart take to reach the stopper? (timed from the release)
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