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title: "A \\(0.5 \\, \\text{kg}\\) cart, on a frictionless \\(2 \\, \\text{m}\\) long table, is being pulled by a \\(0.1 \\, \\text{kg}\\) mass connected by a string and hanging over a pulley. The system is released from rest. After the hanging mass falls \\(0.5 \\, \\text{m}\\), calculate the speed of the cart on the table. Use ONLY forces and energy."
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# A \(0.5 \, \text{kg}\) cart, on a frictionless \(2 \, \text{m}\) long table, is being pulled by a \(0.1 \, \text{kg}\) mass connected by a string and hanging over a pulley. The system is released from rest. After the hanging mass falls \(0.5 \, \text{m}\), calculate the speed of the cart on the table. Use ONLY forces and energy.

A \(0.5 \, \text{kg}\) cart, on a frictionless \(2 \, \text{m}\) long table, is being pulled by a \(0.1 \, \text{kg}\) mass connected by a string and hanging over a pulley. The system is released from rest. After the hanging mass falls \(0.5 \, \text{m}\), calculate the speed of the cart on the table. Use ONLY forces and energy.

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