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Posted by brett on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:44pm.

A woman with a mass of 56 kg runs at a speed of 8 m/s and jumps onto a giant 30 kg skateboard initially at rest. What is the combined speed of the woman and the skateboard?

physics - bobpursley, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:57pm
conservation of momentum:
50*8=(50+30)V
solve for V

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