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Description: Gambit (mass = 85.7 kg) jumps straight down from a bridge into a boat in which Wolverine is on. The velocity of the boat is initially at +17.3 m/s and the mass of the boat and Wolverine is 1,127 kg. What is the velocity of the boat after Gambit lan

Modern Physics

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Gambit (mass = 85.7 kg) jumps straight down from a bridge into a boat in which Wolverine is on. The velocity of the boat is initially at +17.3 m/s and the mass of the boat and Wolverine is 1,127 kg. What is the velocity of the boat after Gambit lands in it use g=9.8

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