VOA VOB Cart B Cart A Cart A has a mass of 4.7 kg and Cart B has a mass of 1.1 kg. Before a collision, Cart A was moving to the right with a speed of 3.9 m/s and Cart B was moving to the left with the same speed (3.9 m/s). After the collision, Cart B was moving to the right with a speed of 3.9 m/s. For this problem, a velocity pointing to the right is positive and a velocity pointing to the left is negative. Assume that during the collision, the only forces on the carts that were significant were the forces they exerted on each other (external forces from sources other than the carts were either negligible or they were balanced by other external forces). In units of meters per second, what was the final velocity of Cart A? (The sign, positive or negative, is important.)
Cart A has a mass of 4.7 kg and Cart B has a mass of 1.1 kg. Before a collision, Cart A was moving to the right with a speed of 3.9 m/s and Cart B was moving to the left with the same speed (3.9 m/s). After the collision, Cart B was moving to the right with a speed of 3.9 m/s. For this problem, a velocity pointing to the right is positive and a velocity pointing to the left is negative. Assume that during the collision, the only forces on the carts that were significant were the forces they exerted on each other (external forces from sources other than the carts were either negligible or they were balanced by other external forces). In units of meters per second, what was the final velocity of Cart A? (The sign, positive or negative, is important.)
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