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Ballistic Cart Accessory
Experiment 4: Inclined Plane - Demonstration
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
– Ballistic Cart Accessory (ME-9486)
– Dynamics Cart and track
– Table clamp and rod
– Rod clamp for dynamics track
Purpose
This demonstration shows that a ball launched from a cart that is accelerating down an inclined
plane will be caught by the cart regardless of the angle of incline.
Procedure
➀
Prior to the beginning of the demonstration, perform the Setup procedure.
➁
Incline the track using the table clamp and rod. See Figure 4.1. Be careful not to choose too high
an angle because the cart will reach such a high speed that it will crash at the bottom. For any
angle you choose, be sure you catch the cart at the bottom to keep it from derailing and crashing
to the floor.
➂
Put the photogate trip bracket in a position where it will launch the ball after the cart has begun
to move.
➃
Start the cart at the top of the incline, load the ball, and release the cart. The ball will land in the
cart.
➤
CAUTION! Remember to catch the cart!
➄
Repeat the demonstration for a different angle.
➅
Start the cart at the bottom of the incline. Give the
cart a push uphill so that it travels past the trip
bracket.
Figure 4.1: Inclined Plane
trip bracket
end stop
table clamp
rod clamp
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