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Posted by megan on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 4:25pm.

A woman with a mass of 41 kg runs at a speed of 7 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 - Scott, Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 4:35pm
momentum is conserved

41 * 7 = v * (41 + 30)

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