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DISCUSSION THREAD

Discussion and hints:

Recall the following four-step plan outline in the lecture book and discussed in lecture:
Step 1: FBDs
Draw two free body diagrams: one for each body individually.
Step 2: Kinetics (linear impulse/momentum)
Write down the linear impulse/momentum equation for each body individually. Note that the change in momentum of each particle is the same, and is equal to the area under the F(t) vs. t curve.
Step 3: Kinematics
None needed here.
Step 4: Solve
Solve for the speed of each body from the above equations.
Any questions??