Two Students, Sitting on Frictionless Carts, Push Against Each Other

question 81

Multiple Choice

Two students, sitting on frictionless carts, push against each other. Both are initially at rest and the mass of student 1 and the cart is M, and that of student 2 and the cart is 1.5M. If student 1 pushes student 2 so that she recoils with velocity , what is the velocity of student 2.

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