Question: Two carts at rest are joined by a compressed spring. When the spring is released, the carts move apart in opposite directions. If one cart

Two carts at rest are joined by a compressed spring. When the spring is released, the carts
move apart in opposite directions. If one cart has twice the mass of the other, and if the
speed of the lighter cart after release is 10 m/s, what must be the speed of the heavier
cart?

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