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Description: Dan is gliding on his skateboard at 2.0 m/s . He suddenly jumps backward off the skateboard, kicking the skateboard forward at 6.0 m/s (as measured by an observer on the ground). Dan's mass is 50 kg and the skateboard's mass is 7.0 kg . How fast is D

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Dan is gliding on his skateboard at 2.0 m/s . He suddenly jumps backward off the skateboard, kicking the skateboard forward at 6.0 m/s (as measured by an observer on the ground). Dan's mass is 50 kg and the skateboard's mass is 7.0 kg .

How fast is Dan going as his feet hit the ground?

Express your answer using two significant figures.

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