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Two carts are forced apart by a compressed spring
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[QUOTE="Lnewqban, post: 6854396, member: 673625"] If you are pushing two heavy objects simultaneously in opposite directions, how could you transfer more energy to one than to the other? Use Newton's third law for action and reaction forces. Use the second law for comparing the acceleration gained by each cart during the time the common spring is pushing on them. The cart accelerating the most will be the first losing contact with the spring. At that instant, the spring will lose its support to push the second cart any longer. Therefore, the transfer of mechanical energy will beigin and end simultaneously for both carts. [/QUOTE]
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