An 85.0 kg fisherman decides to jump from his boat onto the dock. If the velocity of the fisherman is 4.30 m/s to the

Question

west and the boat is 185 kg, what is the velocity of the boat after the fisherman jumps out?

Answer 1

conservation of momentum applies

Massman*velocityman+massboat*velocityboat=0 Remember, the initial momentum of both was zero.