You and your friend are standing on some ice (assume the ice is frictionless). Your friend's mass in greater than your mass. You push your friend. Which one of you will have a greater speed when let go?

You and your friend are standing on some ice (assume the ice is frictionless). Your friend's mass in greater than your mass. You push your friend. Which one of you will have a greater speed when let go?

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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greater than your mass. You push your friend. Which one of you will have a greater speed when you
let go?
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