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Quickly jerk the cart/carriage forward. What happened to the . clothes pin? Explain. 2. Again stand the clothes pin in the carriage. This time" give a gentle pull to the carriage and then stop it suddenly. 'Explain your observations this time. Why was the Hall's c<frriage"used . this part? for l
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I. Us-ing the spring scales, determine th~ weighf'of your mouse trap car to the nearest tenth of a newton, .'
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Measure a distance of2.0 meters on a tiled floor. Record the time it takes for the mouse trap car to travel the2.0 meter distance. Calculate the velocity (v
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Determine the acceiL'ration by taking y()~' velocityand dividing , by theTiine -again(i~ vir). Since you know the mass Of the car and have now calculated its acceleration, how large of a force would you have to have in order to completely stop the car? (ASSllII1C the negative acceleration or deceleration is equal to the

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From this activity, what can you conclude about force and its relation to the object's motion?
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VII. Post-laboratory Questions:

1. What would happen to the acceleration of your mouse trap vehicle if you were to double the force of the spring? 2. 3. If the force was held constant, how would you triple the acceleration? I When would the force be the greatest?

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