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If you have a cart with reasonably frictionless wheels, you are good to go. You will...

If you have a cart with reasonably frictionless wheels, you are good to go. You will want to use an elastic cord to measure force, and something to measure position, velocity, or acceleration. Your task is to measure the mass - but not the weight - of your cart. There are a few ways to do this, but one obvious one does come to mind.

I have been required to do this with absolutely no equipment. I understand that the mass would be measured with f=ma; however, I can't measure force or acceleration. All I need is data that should've been provided to me. I don't even have a cart with frictionless wheels where I am at.

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