College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
1D15.36 - Ball & Incline Demos
Video and Editing Credit: Jonathan M. Sullivan-Wood.
Mount the tracks so that one track has four times the height of the other. 20 cm and 80 cm seems to work well. Place the Photogates at the same height at the ends. Velocity time should be double for the track that has four times the height.
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