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18 September, 00:41

During a collision, a bus runs into a skateboarder inelastically. If the mass of the skateboarders is 70 kg and is moving at 12 m/s to the right, what is the final velocity of the skateboarder if the 2000 kg bus is traveling at 25 m/s to the left before the collision?

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  1. 18 September, 02:13
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    The final velocity of the skateboarder is 23.75 m/s.

    We can use conservation of momentum to calculate the magnitude of the final velocity.

    Momentum before collision is equal to the momentum after collision

    m1v1+m2v2 = (m1+m2) v

    here, v is final velocity of the skateboarder, assuming right side velocity as positive, and left side velocity as negative.

    70*12+2000 * (-25) = (70+2000) v

    v=-23.75 m/s

    Here, negative sign indicates that both skyboarder and bus will move in left direction.
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