Question

Two ice boats (one of mass m, one of mass 2m) hold a race on a frictionless, horizontal, frozen lake. Bath ice boats start at rest, and the wind exerts the same constant force on both iceboats. After moving a same distance s, which iceboat crosses the finish line with a quicker speed v

Answer 1

Answer:

They both cross the finish line with the same kinetic energy

Explanation:

Same force, same displacement, so same KE at the location of the finish line. They don’t cross the line at the same time, but that was not the question!

∆KA= (mA/2)vF,A2

∆KA=∆KBso vF,B/vF,A= (MA/MB)1/2∆KB= (mB/2)vF,B2

Lighter boat goes faster so reaches finish line 1st