Two carts of masses m and 2m are at rest on a horizontal and frictionless surface. Both cars are pushed with equal forces for the same time interval. At the end of the time interval, the kinetic energy of the cart of mass m is (Circle ONLY ONE answer): a. one fourth the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. b. one half the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. c. equal to the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. d. twice the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. e. four times the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m.

Two carts of masses m and 2m are at rest on a horizontal and frictionless surface. Both cars are pushed with equal forces for the same time interval. At the end of the time interval, the kinetic energy of the cart of mass m is (Circle ONLY ONE answer): a. one fourth the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. b. one half the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. c. equal to the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. d. twice the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m. e. four times the kinetic energy of the cart with mass 2m.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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