Hockey puck A has half the mass of hockey puck B. Starting from rest, both pucks are pulled the same distance across frictionless ice by strings with the same tension. Compare the final kinetic energies of puck A and puck B.

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Hockey puck A has half the mass of hockey
puck B. Starting from rest, both pucks are
pulled the same distance across frictionless
ice by strings with the same tension.
Compare the final kinetic energies of puck A
and puck B.
O Puck A and puck B have the same final kinetic
energy.
O Puck A has twice the kinetic energy of puck B.
O Puck A has half the kinetic energy as puck B.
O None of the above is true.
Transcribed Image Text:Hockey puck A has half the mass of hockey puck B. Starting from rest, both pucks are pulled the same distance across frictionless ice by strings with the same tension. Compare the final kinetic energies of puck A and puck B. O Puck A and puck B have the same final kinetic energy. O Puck A has twice the kinetic energy of puck B. O Puck A has half the kinetic energy as puck B. O None of the above is true.
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