Two Clowns Are Launched from the Same Spring-Loaded Circus Cannon $v _ { A } = \frac { 3 } { 2 } v _ { B }$

question 1

Multiple Choice

Two clowns are launched from the same spring-loaded circus cannon with the spring compressed the same distance each time.Clown A has a 40-kg mass;clown B a 60-kg mass.The relation between their speeds at the instant of launch is

• A) \(v _ { A } = \frac { 3 } { 2 } v _ { B }\) .
• B) \(v _ { A } = \sqrt { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } v _ { B }\) .
• C)v_A = v_B.
• D) \(v _ { B } = \sqrt { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } v _ { A }\) .
• E) \(v _ { B } = \frac { 3 } { 2 } v _ { A }\) .

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