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Two Cart Race
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Simulation
Two Cart Race
Set mass and force for each cart. Acceleration uses Newton's 2nd law:
a = F / m
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Cart A (Red)
Mass
1
2
3
Force 1
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Force 2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Cart B (Green)
Mass
1
2
3
Force 1
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Force 2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Start Race
Reset
Nudge Cart A (+0.5)
Nudge Cart B (+0.5)
Start Position
Start of Track
Middle of Track
Cart A
Cart B