A cart moving at collides with and sticks to an identical cart initially at rest on a…

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Problem

A 0.50 kg0.50\,\text{kg} cart moving at 2.0 m ⁣⋅ ⁣s−12.0\,\text{m}\!\cdot\!\text{s}^{-1} collides with and sticks to an identical cart initially at rest on a horizontal track. The combined carts then roll without friction up a smooth incline. Determine the maximum vertical height they reach above the original track.

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