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Consider massive gliders that slide friction-free along a horizontal air track. Glider A has a mass of 1 kg, a speed of 1 m/s, and collides with Glider B that has a mass of 5 kg and is at rest. If they stick upon collision, their speed after collision wil
 
  A) 1/4 m/s.
  B) 1/5 m/s.
  C) 1/6 m/s.
  D) 1 m/s.
  E) none of the above

Question 2

A 1-kg glider and a 2-kg glider both slide toward each other at 1 m/s on an air track. They collide and stick. The combined mass moves at
 
  A) 0 m/s.
  B) 1/2 m/s.
  C) 1/3 m/s.
  D) 1/6 m/s.
  E) 1.5 m/s.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



folubunmi

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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