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012–06408A RMS/IDS Kit
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Time (s)
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
0 10 20 30 40
Run #3
sVel1 (cm/s)
0 10 20 30 40
Run #3
sVel3 (cm/s)
0 0.10 0.20
Run #3
sMomentum1 (kg m/s
0 0.020 0.040
Run #3
sTotal Kinetic Energy1
Experiment 3
Part AInelastic collision of carts with equal mass
Figure TN-3
Typical experimental results from Part A of Experiment 3 (smoothed).
collision starts
Equations entered into the Equation Field of the Experimental Calculator:
Formulae for Momentum and Total Kinetic Energy:
 Total Momentum, Part A: .51*@1.linVel*.01+.46*@3.linVel*.01
 Total KE, Part A: .51*(.5*(@1.linVel*.01)^2)+.5*(.46*(@3.linVel*.01)^2)
Formulae for smoothing data:
 Total Momentum, Part A (smoothed): smooth(8,Momentum1)
 Total KE, Part A smoothed: .5*(.51*(smooth(8,@1.linVel)*.01)^2)+.5*(.46*(smooth(8,@3.linVel)*.01)^2)