You hold a 0.125 kg glider A and a 0.500 kg glider B at rest on an air track with a compressed spring of negligible mass between them. When you release the gliders, the spring pushes them apart so that they move in opposite directions. When glider A has moved 0.960 m to the left from its starting position, how far to the right from its starting position has glider B moved?

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Correct Answer:Answer:Magnitude |VB| = 0.32 m/sandDirection is to the left.Explanation:given dataglider A mass = 0.125 kgglider B mass = 0.500 kgglider A move = 0.960 m to the leftsolutionwe use here Conservation of momentum that isM1 × U1 + M2 × U2 =M1 × V1 + M2 × V2 ........................1put here value and we get0.125 × 0 + 0.500 × 0 = 0.125 × 0.960 + 0.375 × VBVB = −0.32 m/sMagnitude |VB| = 0.32 m/sandDirection is to the left.I would appreciate it if you mark my answer as brainliest.