A 4.0 kg mass is moving with speed 2.0 m/s. A 1.0 kg mass is moving with speed 4.0 m/s. Both objects encounter the same constant braking force, and are brought to rest. Which object travels the greater distance before stopping?
A) the 4.0 kg mass
B) the 1.0 kg mass
C) Both travel the same distance.
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.

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Both objects experience the same braking force and the distance traveled before stopping depends only on their initial velocities, not on their masses. Therefore, both objects will travel the same distance before coming to a stop.

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