A 1-Kg Glider and a 2-Kg Glider Both Slide Toward

question 15

Multiple Choice

A 1-kg glider and a 2-kg glider both slide toward each other at 1 m/s on an air track. They collide and stick. The combined mass moves at

• A) 1/2 m/s.
• B) 1/6 m/s.
• C) 1/3 m/s.
• D) 0 m/s.
• E) 1.5 m/s.

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