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    Comparing Speed and Kinetic Energy in a Railroad Car Collision

    Test corrections! Homework Statement 1.) a railroad car of mass m is moving with speed v when it collides with and connects to a second railroad car of mass 3m, initially at rest. how do the speed and kinetic energy of the connected cars compare to those of the single car of mass m before the...
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    What Happens to Billiards Balls in an Elastic Collision at Right Angles?

    i did the KE+KE=KEf+KEf I ended up with basically the same thing only the magnitude is squared. would the first ball come to rest and give ball 2 all its energy? that would mean that ball 2 would have a vfinal of 5.7 m/s. would that work? I am studying for a big test monday in AP Physics and...
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    What Happens to Billiards Balls in an Elastic Collision at Right Angles?

    Homework Statement Two billiards balls of equal mass move at right angles and meet at the origin of an xy coordinate system. One is moving upward along the y-axis at 2.0 m/s, and the other is moving to the right along the x-axis with speed 3.7 m/s. After the collision( assumed elastic), the...
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    Calculating Pendulum Drop Distance for 45 Degree Angle - Homework Help

    ok so i drew this and i get that the r is what's left of the length of the string after it hits d. r is also the radius of the circle that the bob makes when it makes one revolution. i don't understand how to get either one of them. L=1/2r+2r L=3/2r 0.44=3/2r r=0.2933333 i guess this is...
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    Calculating Pendulum Drop Distance for 45 Degree Angle - Homework Help

    Homework Statement i need to calculate the d for a 45 degree drop of pendulum that the length is .44m. i did the one for 90 degrees but i can't figure out how to get a different outcome. Homework Equations ug initial= KE + Ug final mgh=0.5mv^2=mgh gl=0.5rg+g2r l=0.5r+2r...
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    AP Physics CH 5: Centripetal Motion

    point "z" is about 90 degrees there are also points "M, P, and Q". "Q" is about 270 degrees. "P" is 180 and m is about 60. idk if that helps
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    AP Physics CH 5: Centripetal Motion

    Homework Statement Derive an expression for Vmin, the minimum speed the ball can have at point Z without leaving the circular path. Homework Equations V≤(x/t) V≤(2∏r)/(t) V=√(GM1)/(r) The Attempt at a Solution I set 2∏r = to x since its in a circle. i then had V≤(2∏r)/(t) then...
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