Two identical carts

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Work, Energy and Power · Work, Energy and Power

Problem

Two identical carts, each of mass 0.50 kg0.50\,\text{kg}, move on a horizontal, frictionless track. Cart A travels at 2.0 m s−12.0\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} toward stationary Cart B. Determine the speed of each cart immediately after their head-on elastic collision. Take the positive direction to be the initial direction of Cart A.

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