A cart of mass M traveling to the right on a frictionless track with a speed 4vo collides with another cart of mass 2M traveling to the left with a speed vo. If this collision is perfectly elastic, and carts travel in opposite directions after collision, determine the speeds of the two carts immediately after the collision in terms of M and vo.

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A cart of mass M traveling to the right of a frictionless track with a speed 4vo collides with another cart of mass 2M traveling to the left with a speed of Vo. If this collision is perfectly elastic, and the cart travels in opposite directions after collision, determine the speeds of the two carts immediately after the collision in terms of M and vo. 

A cart of mass M traveling to the right on a frictionless track with a speed 4vo collides with another
cart of mass 2M traveling to the left with a speed vo. If this collision is perfectly elastic, and carts
travel in opposite directions after collision, determine the speeds of the two carts immediately after
the collision in terms of M and vo.
Transcribed Image Text:A cart of mass M traveling to the right on a frictionless track with a speed 4vo collides with another cart of mass 2M traveling to the left with a speed vo. If this collision is perfectly elastic, and carts travel in opposite directions after collision, determine the speeds of the two carts immediately after the collision in terms of M and vo.
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