A dart gun is used to fire two rubber darts with different but unknown masses

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Problem

26. A dart gun is used to fire two rubber darts with different but unknown masses,

\mathrm{M}_{1}

and

\mathrm{M}_{2}

. The gun exerts the same constant force on each dart, but its magnitude F is unknown. The magnitudes of the accelerations of both darts,

\mathrm{a}_{1}

and

\mathrm{a}_{2}

, respectively, are measured. Which of the following can be determined from these data? (A) F only (B)

\mathrm{M}_{1}

and

\mathrm{M}_{2}

only (C) The ratio of

\mathrm{M}_{1}

and

\mathrm{M}_{2}

only (D) F and the ratio of

\mathrm{M}_{1}

and

\mathrm{M}_{2}

only (E)

\mathrm{F}, \mathrm{M}_{1}

; and

\mathrm{M}_{2}