A 1.5 kg cart and a 2.0 kg cart are at rest next to each other. When the spring is released, the heavier cart goes 3.0 m/s to the right. What is the velocity of the lighter
cart?

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

What are the three ways that an object can accelerate

Who was the first scientist to measure speed as distance over time?