If you push a cart (Cart A) and it collides with a stationary cart (Cart B), and

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If you push a cart (Cart A) and it collides with a stationary cart (Cart B), and they don’t stick together, which direction will the pushed cart go after the collision? Choose one:

a) After the collision, Cart A will always continue in the original direction it was moving no matter the masses of the carts.

b) After the collision, the Cart A will always bounce back and move in the opposite direction it was originally moving no matter the masses of the carts.

c) It could go either direction depending on whether the mass of Cart A is greater than the mass of Cart B.

Explanation / Answer

According to the given problem,

Condiction: they don’t stick together.

Answer: [C] It could go either direction depending on whether the mass of Cart A is greater than the mass of Cart B.

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