Which quantity is always conserved during an inelastic collision between two carts on…
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Problem
Which quantity is always conserved during an inelastic collision between two carts on a perfectly frictionless track, provided the carts form an isolated system?
(a) the total kinetic energy of the carts
(b) the speed of the center of mass of each individual cart
(c) the vector sum of the carts’ momenta
(d) the total mechanical energy of the carts