Two ice skaters facing each other start at rest and push off of each other's hands. If the boy has a mass of 58kg and moves away at 2.7m/s to the right and the girl has a mass of 86 kg, what is the final velocity of the girl?

Two ice skaters facing each other start at rest and push off of each other's hands. If the boy has a mass of 58kg and moves away at 2.7m/s to the right and the girl has a mass of 86 kg, what is the final velocity of the girl?

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3. Two ice skaters facing each other start at rest and push off of each other's hands. If the boy has a mass
of 58kg and moves away at 2.7m/s to the right and the girl has a mass of 86 kg, what is the final
velocity of the girl?

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