
Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 11E
An ice skater with a mass of 70 kg pushes off against a second skater with a mass of 30 kg. Both skaters are initially at rest.
- a. What is the total momentum of the system after they push off?
- b. If the larger skater moves off with a speed of 2.8 m/s, what is the corresponding speed of the smaller skater?
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