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Spring Loaded Collision, help!
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A cart with mass m1 = 3.2 kg and initial velocity of v1,i = 2.1 m/s collides with another cart of mass M2 = 4.3 kg which is initially at rest in the lab frame. The collision is completely elastic, and the wheels on the carts can be treated as massless and frictionless. What is the velocity of m1 after the collision in a coordinate system where the center of mass of the two carts is not moving (the "center of mass frame") ?
p = mv
m1v1 = m2v2
i used m1 = 3.2
m2 = 3.2+4.3
v1 = 2.1
v2 = v
so i had, (3.2)(2.1) = (3.2+4.3)v
when i solved for v i got 0.896, but this isn't right, so i don't know what its asking for.
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Homework Statement
A cart with mass m1 = 3.2 kg and initial velocity of v1,i = 2.1 m/s collides with another cart of mass M2 = 4.3 kg which is initially at rest in the lab frame. The collision is completely elastic, and the wheels on the carts can be treated as massless and frictionless. What is the velocity of m1 after the collision in a coordinate system where the center of mass of the two carts is not moving (the "center of mass frame") ?
Homework Equations
p = mv
m1v1 = m2v2
The Attempt at a Solution
i used m1 = 3.2
m2 = 3.2+4.3
v1 = 2.1
v2 = v
so i had, (3.2)(2.1) = (3.2+4.3)v
when i solved for v i got 0.896, but this isn't right, so i don't know what its asking for.
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