A constant force is exerted for a short time interval on a cart that is initially at rest on an air track. This force gives the cart a certain final speed. The same force is exerted for the same length of time on another cart, also initially at rest, that has twice the mass of the first one. The final speed of the heavier cart is

BLUE: one-fourth
YELLOW: four times
PINK: half
PURPLE: double
GREEN: the same as
that of the lighter cart.
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