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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 9:55pm.

an 84 kg fisherman jumps for a dock into a 122 kg rowboat at rest on the westside on the dock. if the velocity of the fishermen is 4.8 m/s to the west as he leaves the dock what is the final velocity of the fishermen and the boat?

physics - drwls, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1:21am
Apply the law of conservation of momentum. You should know it by now.

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