2. [2 points ] Equations 0.1 and 0.2 demonstrate two different ways of measuring the same...

 

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2. [2 points ] Equations 0.1 and 0.2 demonstrate two different ways of measuring the same quantity, fractional energy loss, F. We can call Equation 0.1 the observed fractional energy loss, Fobserved, because we can calculate initial and final kinetic energies directly from the cart velocities that we can mea- sure. We can call Equation 0.2 the predicted fractional energy loss, Fpredicted, because it de- pends only on the masses of the two carts in the collision. One way to test the agreement between the observed quantity to the prediction is to plot one against another. Sketch a cartoon plot of Fobserved VS. Fpredicted Complete with a linear "fit". Assuming that your observations match the predictions of the theory well, what slope and intercept do you expect? 2. [2 points ] Equations 0.1 and 0.2 demonstrate two different ways of measuring the same quantity, fractional energy loss, F. We can call Equation 0.1 the observed fractional energy loss, Fobserved, because we can calculate initial and final kinetic energies directly from the cart velocities that we can mea- sure. We can call Equation 0.2 the predicted fractional energy loss, Fpredicted, because it de- pends only on the masses of the two carts in the collision. One way to test the agreement between the observed quantity to the prediction is to plot one against another. Sketch a cartoon plot of Fobserved VS. Fpredicted Complete with a linear "fit". Assuming that your observations match the predictions of the theory well, what slope and intercept do you expect?