Homework Help: Physics - Momentum

Posted by DJ on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 6:15pm.

A child in a boat throws a 5.60 kg package out horizontally with a speed of 10.0 m/s. Calculate the velocity of the boat immediately after, assuming it was initially at rest. The mass of the child is 22.0 kg and that of the boat is 55.0 kg.

Physics - Momentum - bobpursley, Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:53pm
5.6*10-(22+55)V =0
Physics - Momentum - Anonymous, Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9:49am
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Physics - Momentum - Anonymous, Monday, November 28, 2011 at 12:16pm
M1V1 = M2V2 so
5.6*10 = (22+55)V2
56/77 = V2
0.727

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