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AP Physics 1
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
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Cart A moving toward stationary Cart B on a frictionless track.
Cart A moving toward stationary Cart B on a frictionless track.
Cart A with mass \(m\) is moving with velocity \(v\) to the right on a horizontal, frictionless track toward Cart B with mass \(2m\), which is initially at rest. The carts collide, and during the collision, Cart A exerts a constant average force of magnitude \(F\) on Cart B for a time interval \(\Delta t\).

Which of the following correctly identifies the change in momentum of Cart A, \(\Delta p_A\), and the change in momentum of the two-cart system, \(\Delta p_{sys}\), during this time interval?

\(\Delta p_A\)\(\Delta p_{sys}\)
(A)\(-F\Delta t\)\(0\)
(B)\(+F\Delta t\)\(0\)
(C)\(-F\Delta t\)\(-F\Delta t\)
(D)\(-F\Delta t\)\(+F\Delta t\)

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