A 67-kg fisherman in a 133-kg boat throws a package of mass m = 15 kg horizontally toward the right with a speed of vi = 4.6 m/s as in the figure below. Neglecting water resistance, and assuming the boat is at rest before the package is thrown, find the velocity of the boat after the package is thrown. A 67-kg fisherman in a 133-kg boat throws a package of mass m = 15 kg horizontally toward the right with a speed of v; = 4.6 m/s as in the figure below. Neglectingwater resistance, and assuming the boat is at rest before the package is thrown, find the velocity of the boat after the package is thrown.magnitudedirectionm/s---Select---

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A 67-kg fisherman in a 133-kg boat throws a package of mass m = 15 kg horizontally toward the right with a speed of v_i = 4.6 m/s as in the figure below. Neglecting water resistance, and assuming the boat is at rest before the package is thrown, find the velocity of the boat after the package is thrown.

A 67-kg fisherman in a 133-kg boat throws a package of mass m = 15 kg horizontally toward the right with a speed of v; = 4.6 m/s as in the figure below. Neglecting
water resistance, and assuming the boat is at rest before the package is thrown, find the velocity of the boat after the package is thrown.
magnitude
direction
m/s
---Select---

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