In a perfectly inelastic collision between two carts on a frictionless track
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Problem
In a perfectly inelastic collision between two carts on a frictionless track, which quantity is conserved for the system of the two carts during the collision?
(a) The kinetic energy of the system
(b) The linear momentum of each individual cart
(c) The linear momentum of the system
(d) The total mechanical energy of the system including potential energy