Question: In a shipping company distribution center, an open cart of mass 50.0 kg is rolling to the left ataspeedof5.00m/s(Fig.8.46). You can ignore friction between the

In a shipping company distribution center, an open cart of mass 50.0 kg is rolling to the left ataspeedof5.00m/s(Fig.8.46). You can ignore friction between the cart and the floor. A 15.0-kg package slides down a chute that is inclined at 31° from the horizontal and leaves the end of the chute with a speed of 3.00 m/s. The package lands in the cart and they roll off together. If the lower end of the chute is a vertical distance of 4.00 m above the bottom of the cart, what are?
(a) The speed of the package just before it lands in the cart and
(b) The final speed of the cart?

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