A cart moves to the right at on a frictionless track and collides with a cart moving…

PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

0.50\,\text{kg}

cart moves to the right at

2.0\,\text{m/s}

on a frictionless track and collides with a

0.30\,\text{kg}

cart moving to the left at

1.0\,\text{m/s}

. Immediately after the collision the carts stick together. What is their common velocity just after the collision? (a)

1.6\,\text{m/s}

to the right (b)

0.44\,\text{m/s}

to the right (c)

0.88\,\text{m/s}

to the right (d)

0.88\,\text{m/s}

to the left