In the Pinewood Derby, Cub Scouts construct cars and then race them down an incline. Some say

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In the "Pinewood Derby," Cub Scouts construct cars and then race them down an incline. Some say that, everything else being equal (friction, drag coefficient, same wheels, etc.), a heavier car will win; others maintain that the weight of the car does not matter. Who is right? Explain. [Think about the fraction of the car's kinetic energy that is rotational.]
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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