Two skaters, one with mass 65 kg and the other with mass 40 kgstand ohn an ice rink holding a pole of length 10m and negligiblemass. starting from the ends of the pole, the skaters pullthemelves along the pole until they meet. how far does the 40kg skater move?
Mylo O'Moore
Answered question
2021-01-10
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lamusesamuset
Skilled2021-01-11Added 93 answers
Solution:
Since the center of mass ofthe two-skater system does not move, both skaters will end up atthe center of mass of the system. Let the center of mass be adistance x from the 40-kg skater, then
Thus the 45 kg.
Skater will move by 6.2 m
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