Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 9, Problem 20E
A 60-kg skater, at rest on frictionless ice, tosses a 12-kg snowball with velocity
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Consider a system of two particles in the xy-plane.
For the first particle,
Its mass is m₁ = 1.30 kg
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Its mass is m₂ = 2.90 kg
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Its velocity is v₂ = (2.2001 - 2.000)) m/s
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