Question
Two students on roller skates stand face-toface,
then push each other away. One student
has a mass of 96 kg and the second student
56 kg.
Find the ratio of the magnitude of the first
student’s velocity to the magnitude of the
second student’s velocity.
then push each other away. One student
has a mass of 96 kg and the second student
56 kg.
Find the ratio of the magnitude of the first
student’s velocity to the magnitude of the
second student’s velocity.
Answers
Henry
V1/V2 = M2/M1 = 56kg/96kg = 0.583
Tanzia
V1/V2 = - M2/M1
= 56/96
= 56/96