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Randall D. Knight β€” Impulse and Momentum: Problem 44

Air-track gliders with masses 300 g, 400 g, and 200 g are lined up and held in place with lightweight springs compressed between them. All three are released at once. The 200 g glider flies off to the right while the 300 g glider goes left. Their position-versus-time graphs, as measured by motion detectors, are shown in FIGURE P11.44. What are the direction (right or left) and speed of the 400 g glider that was in the middle?

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Given: 300 g, 400 g, 200 g

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach Β· 5th Edition
Author: Randall D. Knight
Publisher: Pearson
Chapter: Impulse and Momentum