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AP Physics C: Mechanics
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
4.1 Linear Momentum
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Two carts, A and B, move along a horizontal frictionless track in the +x-direction. Cart A has mass m and Cart B has mass 2m, and both carts have the same initial linear momentum of magnitude p_0. A constant braking force of magnitude F_0 is applied in the -x-direction to each cart until it comes to rest. Which of the following correctly pairs the relationship between their initial kinetic energies, K_A and K_B, with the relationship between the time intervals, \(\Delta t_A\) and \(\Delta t_B\), required to bring each cart to rest?

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