Honors Momentum Lab Data

Here is the data that might make sense. Your job is to use this data to demonstrate that
p before = p after. You need to figure out which times to use for which velocities.

Look at the masses to figure out whether cart A bounced back off cart B or continued moving forward.

Note for the last two cases cart B was moving as well as cart A before the collision. For these cases you are better off comparing Delta pA with Delta pB . They should be equal but opposite. Make sure you get the signs right for these runs in particular vA and vb are opposite.

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