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Posted by jordan on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 3:47pm.

A hockey puck moving at 28 m/s is caught by an 80.00 kg man who was at rest. The man and puck move together after the collision. The puck's mass is 0.16 kg. What is the final velocity?

Physical Science - Elena, Friday, April 13, 2012 at 3:58pm
The law of conservation of linear momentum for so called inelastic collision:
m•v= (m +M)•u
u =m•v/(m+M)

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