A father racing his son has 1/4 the kinetic energy of the son, who has 1/2 the mass of the father. The father speeds up by 1.7 m/s anc then has the same kinetic energy as the son. What are the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
A father racing his son has 1/4 the kinetic energy of the son, who has 1/2 the mass of the father. The father speeds up by 1.7 m/s anc then has the same kinetic energy as the son. What are the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
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Transcribed Image Text:A father racing his son has 1/4 the kinetic energy of the son, who has 1/2 the mass of the father. The father speeds up by 1.7 m/s and
then has the same kinetic energy as the son. What are the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
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