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The question you've shared relates to a physics experiment where two carts, each with known masses \( M_1 \) and \( M_2 \), collide, and the students are tasked with determining the relationship between the initial speed of Cart 1, \( v_0 \), and the fraction of kinetic energy remaining after the collision. 

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A group of students have two carts, Cart 1 and Cart 2, each of known mass M1 and M2. The carts are placed on a straight horizontal track. Cart 1 is given an initial speed v0 toward Cart 2, which is at rest. Cart 1 collides with Cart 2. The students are tasked with determining the relationship between v0 and the fraction of kinetic energy remaining after the collision. Specifically, they must find the ratio of total final kinetic energy to total initial kinetic energy of both carts before and after the collision.

In this physics experiment, learn how to measure the relationship between the initial velocity of a moving cart and the remaining kinetic energy after a collision. This problem involves kinetic energy, momentum conservation, and the analysis of elastic and inelastic collisions, suitable for high school students in Grades 10-12.

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