Two hockey players, Aaron and Brunnhilde, are pushing two pucks on a frictionles

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Two hockey players, Aaron and Brunnhilde, are pushing two pucks on a frictionless ice rink. The pucks are initially at rest on the starting line. (Figure 1) Brunnhilde is pushing puck B, which has a mass three times as great as that of puck A, which Aaron is pushing. The players exert equal constant forces of magnitude F on their pucks, directed horizontally, towards the finish line. They start pushing at the same time, and each player pushes his or her puck until it crosses the finish line, a distance d away.

KA=KB
KA<KB
KA>KB
You need more information to decide. Two hockey players, Aaron and Brunnhilde, are pushing two pucks on a frictionless ice rink. The pucks are initially at rest on the starting line. (Figure 1) Brunnhilde is pushing puck B, which has a mass three Times as great as that of puck A, which Aaron is pushing. The players exert equal constant forces of magnitude F on their pucks, directed horizontally, towards the finish line. They start pushing at the same time, and each player pushes his or her puck until it crosses the finish line, a distance d away.

Explanation / Answer

1) KA = KB (becuase work done is same)


2) Puck A reaches the line first ( beacause acceleration is more)

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