Starting from rest, two skaters push off against each other on ice where friction is negligible. One is a 48 kg woman and one is a 83 kg man. The woman moves away with a velocity of +2.9 m/s. Find the recoil velocity of the man. O -1.7 m/s O -5.0 m/s O -2.9 m/s O -0.93 m/s O -3.5 m/s

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Starting from rest, two skaters push off against
each other on ice where friction is negligible.
One is a 48 kg woman and one is a 83 kg man.
The woman moves away with a velocity of +2.9
m/s. Find the recoil velocity of the man.
O -1.7 m/s
O -5.0 m/s
O -2.9 m/s
-0.93 m/s
O -3.5 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:Starting from rest, two skaters push off against each other on ice where friction is negligible. One is a 48 kg woman and one is a 83 kg man. The woman moves away with a velocity of +2.9 m/s. Find the recoil velocity of the man. O -1.7 m/s O -5.0 m/s O -2.9 m/s -0.93 m/s O -3.5 m/s
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