Bill and Sally are at an ice-skating rink, and Sally gives Bill a playful 25.0 N push. This causes them to accelerate away from each other at 0.733 m/s2. If Bill’s mass is 75.0 kg, what is Sally’s mass? (You may assume friction is negligible.)

Bill and Sally are at an ice-skating rink, and Sally gives Bill a playful 25.0 N push. This causes them to accelerate away from each other at 0.733 m/s2. If Bill’s mass is 75.0 kg, what is Sally’s mass? (You may assume friction is negligible.)

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter9: Linear Momentum And Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 30P: A 0.450-kg hammer is moving horizontally at 7.00 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: The 100 kg block in figure takes 6.60 s to reach the floor after being released from rest. What is…

A: The forces on the two masses must be equal and also the acceleration with which the two masses move…

Q: A heavy ball with a mass of 4.5kg is observed to accelerate at a rate of 7.0m/s2. What is the size…

A: Mass of the ball (m) =4.5 kg Acceleration (a) = 7 m/s2

Q: Your shopping cart has a mass of 65 kilograms, In order to accelerate the shopping cart down an…

A: mass of shopping cart = M M = 65 Kg acceleration of shopping cart = 0.3 m/s2 Force required = F

Q: A 50 N force is applied horizontally to a 10 kg block which is initially at rest (v = 0) what is the…

Q: In an experiment performed in a space station, a force of 75 N causes an object to have an…

Q: How long does it take a 250 N force to increase to speed of a 100 kg rocket from 10 m/s to 200 m/s?…

A: Given data: Force (F) = 250 N Initial velocity (v0) = 10 m/s Final velocity (v) = 200 m/s Mass (m) =…

Q: A 30 N box is pushed from rest in a straight line by a force F, as shown in the figure, making it…

A: Given:- The weight of the object = 30 N The acceleration of the object is =2.2 m/s2 The pushing…

Q: Superman and Batman are on a sheet of iče, preparing for battle. Superman has a mass of 94 kg, and…

A: Given:- mass of the superman = 94 kg mass of the badman = 117 kg The force applied by superman on…

Q: Some rubber bands pulling on an object cause it to accelerate. If 4 rubber bands cause it to…

A: Given data: The acceleration due 4 rubber bands a = 1.80 m/s2

Q: A compact car has a maximum acceleration of 4.0 m/s2 when it carries only the driver and has a total…

Q: A 0.05 kg superball hits a wall moving at 32 m/s upon impact. The wall exerts an opposing force of…

A: Mass of superball (m) = 0.05 kg speed of impact (v) = 32 msForce (F) = -1400 N time (t) = 0.002…

Q: Which of these objects requires the greatest force to reach the acceleration listed below? A C m 10…

A: As we know that - Force (F) = Mass(M)×Acceleration(a) Force on…

Q: dp, for the cart at any instant while the cart is moving? dt What is dp, 744.996 kg-m/s dt

A: Given:- The mass m = 83 kg The applied force F= 200 N at the angle of 200 with the horizontal The…

Q: What cart? Two forces are applied to a 2.0 kg block on a frictionless, horizontal surface. F, = 2.0…

A: Given: Mass of the block (m) = 2.0 kg Force (F1) = 2.0 N, towards left Force (F2) = 8.0 N, towards…

Q: Bonzo (80 kg) and Enzer (120 kg) get into a pushing fight at the roller skating rink. Bonzo pushes…

Q: The three boxes below have the following masses m1=1.4 kg, m2=6.3 kg, and m3=10.7 kg. A force…

A: Given : m1=1.4 kgm2=6.3 kgm3=10.7 kg Force , F =41.6 N By Newton Second Law F = ma Applied this to…

Q: Consider the atwood machine in figure 5. Determine the acceleration of the two masses, where m1 is 6…

Q: How much forces is needed to accelerate a 1400 kg car 2 m/s2 ? O 2700 N O 2800 N O 2600 N

A: Newton's first law explains a force is required to change the motion of the object. If no force is…

Q: blocks (m1 = 5 kg and m2 = 3 kg) moves in the direction shown with constant acceleration a = 6 m/s?.…

A: Given:- m1 = 5 kgm2 = 3 kga = 6 m/s2

Q: Superman throws a 2400 N boulder at an adversary. What horizontal force must Superman apply to the…

A: Given data W=2400 Na=12 m/s2

Q: A cart of mass m is accelerated 5.00 m/s2 by a hanging falling mass, M = 260 gm pulling it. What is…

A: Given: Acceleration of cart, a = 5.00 m/s2 mass of hanging falling mass , M = 260 gm =…

Q: Which of the following Newton's laws of motion can explain why a ball thrown at a wall rebounds? A)…

A: Newton's laws : There are three laws of motion which help us study & understand the way bodies…

Q: woman stands on a weighing scale in a non - moving elevator. When the elevator started to move, the…

A: Rest weight of woman be "W" moving weight = 0.6W .

Q: 13. For how long a time must a tow truck pull with a force of 550 N on a stalled 1200 kg car to give…

A: Given: The mass of the car is 1200 kg. The force on the stalled car is 550 N. The velocity to be…

Q: An Atwood's machine with a frictionless pulley has mass1 5.9 kg and is accelerating up at 3 m/s2.…

Q: f a force of 75 Newtons accelerates a toy airplane at a rate of 45.0 m/s2, what is the mass of the…

A: Given: The force acting on a toy airplane is F = 75 N The acceleration of the toy airplane is a = 45…

Q: 1. A net force of 21.6N (1N=kg•ms*) accelerates an object at 10.8 ms What is the mass of the object?…

A: We are allowed to give the explanation of first question only which is given below. Please repost…

Q: A model rocket is launched up with a thrust of 44.2 N. At one point in its upward flight, the air…

Q: A 1 200-kg automobile moving at 25 m/s has the brakes applied with a deceleration of 8.0 m/s2. How…

A: Using kinematic equation, the expression for find distance is v2=u2+2add=v2-u22a

Q: Two athletes pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pulls with a 430 N force. What is the resultant…

Q: Two blocks are side by side. The larger is la kg lon the left), while the smaller is 5 Ka (on the…

A: Draw the schematic diagram of the block as shown in the figure:

Q: 3) causes them to accelerate away from each other at 0.733 m/s². If Bill's mass is 75.0 kg, what is…

A: Force (F) = 25 N Mass of Bill (m) = 75 kg Mass of Sally = M Acceleration of Bill and Sally away from…

Q: Two masses are suspended by a frictionless cord (as shown in the figure). Where m1 = 30 kg, and m2 =…

A: m1= 30 kg m2 = 28 kg

Q: what is the acceleration experienced by the rock, due to this force alone?

A: Given data: The mass of a rocket is: m=4.62×104 kg The force due to rocket on the rock is: F=3300 N…

Q: How much force Mike is applying to the car? Mike's car, which has a mass of 1,000 kg, is out of gas.…

A: Given Mass of car m=1000kg Acceleration a=0.05m/s2

Q: Sports Car on Hill F, normal = 7828 N Ffriction = 1566 N mass = 850 kg = -2849 N gx = -1200 N…

A: The expression for the net force in the x direction can be calculated as Fnet=Fapplied+Fgx-Ffriction…

Q: The shopper “A” imparts to his cart an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2, and the shopper “B” imparts an…

Q: What force does a trampoline have to apply to Jennifer, a 45.0-kg gymnast, to accelerate her…

Q: An Atwood's machine with a frictionless pulley has mass1 = 8.8 kg and is accelerating up at m/s2.…

Q: A small fireworks rocket has a mass of 500g (=??kg). When fired, it produces a thrust force of 25N…

A: Given Data : The mass of the fire-work is given as m = 500g. The thrust produced by the firework is…

Q: A space worker exerts a force of 256 N on a spaceship and it accelerates at 8 m/s/s. What is the…

Q: A 90 kg man on ice skates pushes and a 50 kg boy on skates with a force of 60 N. The magnitude of…

A: Mass of man = 90 Kg Mass of boy = 50 kg Force exerted by man on boy = 60 N

Q: A racing car can supply a net force of 5287 N which causes it to accelerate at a rate of 5.9 m/s^2.…

Q: A box, initially at rest, has 20.9 N of force exerted on it for 5.39 s. If the box has a mass of…

Question

Bill and Sally are at an ice-skating rink, and Sally gives Bill a playful 25.0 N push. This
causes them to accelerate away from each other at 0.733 m/s2. If Bill’s mass is 75.0 kg, what is
Sally’s mass? (You may assume friction is negligible.)

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1 collision

VIEW

Step 2 calculate mass

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

The engines in a supertanker carrying crude oil produce a net force of 20,000,000 N on the ship. If the resulting acceleration is 0. 1 m/s2, what is the ship’s mass?
What force does a trampoline have to apply to Jennifer, a 45.0-kg gymnast, to accelerate her straight up at 7.50m/s2 ? The answer is independent of the velocity of the gymnast—she can be moving up or down or can be instantly stationary.
A 100-kg astronaut finds himself separated from his spaceship by 10 m and moving away from the spaceship at 0.1 m/s. To get back to the spaceship, he throws a 10-kg tool bag away from the spaceship at 5.0 m/s. How long will he take to return to the spaceship?
A device used since the 1940s to measure the kick 01 recoil of the body due to heartbeats is the “ballistocardiograph,” What physics principle(s) are involved here to measure the force of cardiac contraction? How might we construct such a device?
When you take off in a jet aircraft, there is a sensation of being pushed back into the seat. Explain why you move backward in the seat—is there really a force backward on you? (The same reasoning explains whiplash injuries, in which the head is apparently thrown backward.)
A brave but inadequate rugby player is being pushed backward by an opposing player who is exerting a force of 800.0 N on him. The mass of the losing player plus equipment is 90.0 kg, and he is accelerating backward at 1.20m/s2 . (a) What is the force of friction between the losing player’s feet and the grass? (b) What force does the winning player exert on the ground to move forward if his mass plus equipment is 110.0 kg?
What is the deceleration of the rocket sled if it comes to rest in 1.10 s from a speed of 1000.0 km/h? (Such deceleration caused one test subject to black out and have temporary blindness.)
A 0.450-kg hammer is moving horizontally at 7.00 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving the nail 1.00 cm into a board. Assume constant acceleration of the hammer-nail pair. a. Calculate the duration of the impact. b. What was the average force exerted on the nail?
A cannonball is accelerated at 4.00E3 m/s2 by a force of 2.00E4 N. What is its mass?
A box, initially at rest, has 22.9 N of force exerted on it for 7.30 s. If the box has a mass of 5.56 kg, what was its velocity at this time?
What force does a trampoline have to apply to a 45.0-kggymnast to accelerate her straight up at 7.50 m/s2? Notethat the answer is independent of the velocity of thegymnast—she can be moving either up or down, or bestationary
Starting from a standstill, Abi (mass = 55.00 kg) performs a vertical jump. a.) How much does Abi weigh (in Newtons)?