A 102 kg football player runs at a speed of 8 m/s to sack the quarterback. What is

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leva [86]4 years ago

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The mass of the quarterback is 61.2 kg.

Explanation:

mass of the football player = m1 = 102 kg

mass of the quarterback = m2 = ?

velocity of the football player = v1 = 8 m/s

According to the law of conservation of momentum:

The total momentum of a system before and after the collision remains constant. Assuming the situation as an isolated system which is not affected by any external factors, we have:

m₁v₁ + m₂v₂ = (m₁+m₂)V

Here, we need to find m₂.

We assume that the quarterback is standing still when he is attacked by the football player so v₂ = 0 m/s

After the collision both of them fall to the ground with a velocity of 5 m/s so V = 5 m/s

$102(8) + m2(0) = (102 + m2)(5)\\816 + 0 = (102 + m2)(5)\\816/5 = 102 + m2\\163.2 - 102 = m2\\m2 = 61.2 kg$

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