Glider A is 200 gram and travels at 5 m/s to the right toward glider B which is initially at rest on a straight frictionless level air track. Glider A collides with glider B and after the collision glider B is moving at 0.5 m/s to the right. What is the mass of glider B? a)3.8 kg b)100 g c)1.5 kg d)500 g

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Glider A is 200 gram and travels at 5 m/s to the right toward glider B which is initially at rest on a straight frictionless level air track. Glider A collides with glider B and after the collision glider B is moving at 0.5 m/s to the right. What is the mass of glider B?

a)3.8 kg

b)100 g

c)1.5 kg

d)500 g

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