Dynamics cart 1 has a mass of 0.82 kg and is initially moving at 4.1 m/s [right] . Cart 1 undergoes an elastic head-on collision with dynamics cart 2. The mass of cart 2 is 0.46 kg and cart 2 is initially moving at 2.3 m/s [left]. The collision is cushioned by a spring with spring constant 7.8x 10^3 N/m. a) Calculate the velocity of each cart immediately after the first collision. b) Determine the compression of the spring during the collision at the moment when cart 1 is moving at 2.9 m/s [right]. c) Determine the maximum compression of the spring

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Dynamics cart 1 has a mass of 0.82 kg and is initially moving at 4.1 m/s [right] . Cart 1 undergoes an elastic head-on collision with dynamics cart 2. The mass of cart 2 is 0.46 kg and cart 2 is initially moving at 2.3 m/s [left]. The collision is cushioned by a spring with spring constant 7.8x 10^3 N/m.

a) Calculate the velocity of each cart immediately after the first collision.

b) Determine the compression of the spring during the collision at the moment when cart 1 is moving at 2.9 m/s [right].

c) Determine the maximum compression of the spring

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