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A 70.0 kg ice hockey goalie, originally at rest, catches a 0.150 kg hockey puck slapped at him at a velocity of 35.0 m/s. Suppose the goalie and the ice puck have an elastic collision and the puck is reflected back in the direction from which it came. What is the final speed of the puck?Group of answer choices35.1 m/s35.0 m/s34.9 m/s34.8 m/s

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A 70.0 kg ice hockey goalie, originally at rest, catches a 0.150 kg hockey puck slapped at him at a velocity of 35.0 m/s. Suppose the goalie and the ice puck have an elastic collision and the puck is reflected back in the direction from which it came. What is the final speed of the puck?

Group of answer choices

35.1 m/s

35.0 m/s

34.9 m/s

34.8 m/s

Expert Answer

Step 1

the final velocity in elastic collision is

2M
m+M
m M — Image Transcription
2M m+M m M

Step 2

substitute the given values in the above eq...

0.150kg70.0kg
2(70.0kg)
|(0m/s)
0.150kg 70.0kg
(35.0m/s)+
0.150kg+70.0kg
-34.85m/s — Image Transcription
0.150kg70.0kg 2(70.0kg) |(0m/s) 0.150kg 70.0kg (35.0m/s)+ 0.150kg+70.0kg -34.85m/s

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