User's Manual
RMS/IDS Kit 012–06408A
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Figure TN-3
Typical experimental results from Part B of Experiment 3 (smoothed).
collision starts
Part BInelastic collision of carts with unequal mass (m
1
=½m
2
)
Equations entered into the Equation Field of the Experimental Calculator:
Formulae for Momentum and Total Kinetic Energy:
Total Momentum, Part B (Momentum2): .51*@1.linVel*.01+.96*@3.linVel*.01
Total KE, Part B: .5*(.51*(@1.linVel*.01)^2)+.5*(.96*(@3.linVel*.01)^2)
Formulae for smoothing data:
Total Momentum, smoothed (Part B): smooth(8,Momentum2)
Total KE, smoothed (Part B): .5*(.51*(smooth(8,@1.linVel)*.01)^2)+.5*(.96*(smooth(8,@3.linVel)*.01)^2)
Time (s)
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6
0 10 20 30 40
Run #1
sVel1 (cm/s)
0 10 20 30 40
Run #1
sVel3 (cm/s)
0 0.10 0.20
Run #1
sMomentum2 (kg m/s
0 0.020 0.040
Run #1
sTotal Kinetic Energy2