Consider two carts,of masses $m$ and $2m$,at rest on an air track. If you push both the carts for $3\,s$ exerting equal force on each,the kinetic energy of the light cart is

An object of mass $m$ is sliding down a hill of arbitrary shape and after traveling a certain horizontal path stops because of friction. The friction coefficient is different for different segments of the entire path but it is independent of the velocity and direction of motion. The work done that a force must perform to return the object to its initial position along the same path would be:

$A$ tennis ball is dropped on a horizontal smooth surface. It bounces back to its original position after hitting the surface. The force on the ball during the collision is proportional to the length of compression of the ball. Which one of the following sketches describes the variation of its kinetic energy $K$ with time $t$ most appropriately? The figures are only illustrative and not to the scale.

Three objects $A$,$B$,and $C$ are kept in a straight line on a frictionless horizontal surface. These have masses $m$,$2m$,and $m$,respectively. The object $A$ moves towards $B$ with a speed of $9 \ m/s$ and makes an elastic collision with it. Thereafter,$B$ makes a completely inelastic collision with $C$. All motions occur on the same straight line. Find the final speed (in $m/s$) of the object $C$.

Two identical particles are moving with same velocity $v$ as shown in the figure. If the collision is completely inelastic,then:

$A$ bullet of mass $0.01 \,kg$ travelling at a speed of $500 \,ms^{-1}$ strikes a block of mass $2 \,kg$ which is suspended by a string of length $5 \,m$. The centre of gravity of the block is found to rise a vertical distance of $0.1 \,m$. What is the speed of the bullet after it emerges from the block (in $\,ms^{-1}$)?