Question: Two (1.20-mathrm{kg}) carts on a low-friction track are rigged with magnets so that the carts repel each other when they approach each other. One cart

Two \(1.20-\mathrm{kg}\) carts on a low-friction track are rigged with magnets so that the carts repel each other when they approach each other. One cart has an initial velocity of \(+0.323 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), and the other has an initial velocity of \(-0.147 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). What is the maximum energy stored in the magnetic field during the collision, assuming that the carts never touch each other?

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