Question

Skater 1 has a mass of 105.0 kg and a velocity of 2.0 m/s to the left. He

Answer 1

The final velocity of skater 1 is 3.7 m/s to the right. The right option is O A. 3.7 m/s to the right.

What is velocity?

Velocity can be defined as the ratio of the displacement and time of a body.

To calculate the final velocity of Skater 1 we use the formula below.

Formula:

• mu+MU = mv+MV............ Equation 1

Where:

• m = mass of the first skater
• M = mass of the second skater
• u = initial velocity of the first skater
• U = initial velocity of the second skater
• v = final velocity of the first skater
• V = final velocity of the second skater.

make v the subject of the equation.

• v = (mu+MU-MV)/m................ Equation 2

Note: Let left direction represent negative and right direction represent positive.

From the question,

Given:

• m = 105 kg
• u = -2 m/s
• M = 71 kg
• U = 5 m/s
• V = -3.4 m/s.

Substitute these values into equation 2

• v = [(105×(-2))+(71×5)-(71×(-3.4))]/105
• v = (-210+355+241.4)/105
• v = 386.4/105
• v = 3.68 m/s
• v ≈ 3.7 m/s

Hence, the final velocity of skater 1 is 3.7 m/s to the right. The right option is O A. 3.7 m/s to the right.

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