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Conservation of Momentum Example: Imagine there are two teams of 3 students each standing on their respective carts which have a mass of 120kg. The students each have a mass of 60kg. The competition is to see which team can get the cart to moxie the fastest by jumping off of it. The carts are on a frictionless track which runs in an East-West direction. The students can jump off the cart with a speed of 10 m/s, relative to the cart. Team A decides that they will all jump at the some time, while Team B decides that they will jump off one at a time. Which team will get the cart moving faster, or will it make a difference? Prove this is true by solving for the speed of the cart in both caSes, using your knowledge of conservation of momentum. Let's qSSume the students always jump toward the East, pushing the cart West. ' iii) ! | . Teamil. ' X Team El