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Mass m of your air cart: m = 0.185 kg
Distance L (=s) from release point to photo gate: L = 1.2 m
Angle θ of your air track: θ = 88.5°
| 
 Mass (kg)  | 
 Velocity (m/s)  | 
 Acceleration (m/s2)  | 
| 
 0.185  | 
 0.79  | 
|
| 
 0.285  | 
 0.79  | 
|
| 
 0.385  | 
 0.80  | 
Calculate the acceleration
Calculate the work done using the change in kinetic energy for each trial.
Calculate the work done by the forces on the air cart using W = FL cos (θ) for each trial.