A child in a boat throws a 5.40 kg package out horizontallywith a speed of 10.0 m/s

Lipossig

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2020-12-12

A child in a boat throws a 5.40 kg package out horizontallywith a speed of 10.0 m/s, in the figure. Calculate the velocity ofthe boat immediately after, assuming it was initially at rest. Themass of the child is 26.0 kg and that of the boat is 55.0 kg.
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grbavit

grbavit

Skilled2020-12-13Added 109 answers

mbvb+mcvb=mpvp
by conservation of momentum so
vb=mpvpmb+mc=5.4 kg10 ms55 kg+26 kg=.67 ms

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