Suppose that a 112.5 kg football player running at 6.5 m/s catches a 0.48 kg ball moving at a speed of 22.5 m/s with his feet off the ground, while both of them are moving horizontal Part (a)  Calculate the final speed of the player, in meters per second, if the ball and player are initially moving in the same direction. Part (b)  Calculate the change in kinetic energy of the system, in joules, after the player catches the ball. Part (c)  Calculate the final speed of the player, in meters per second, if the ball and player are initially moving in opposite directions.   Part (d)  Calculate the change in kinetic energy of the system, in joules, in this case.

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Suppose that a 112.5 kg football player running at 6.5 m/s catches a 0.48 kg ball moving at a speed of 22.5 m/s with his feet off the ground, while both of them are moving horizontal

Part (a)  Calculate the final speed of the player, in meters per second, if the ball and player are initially moving in the same direction.

Part (b)  Calculate the change in kinetic energy of the system, in joules, after the player catches the ball.

Part (c)  Calculate the final speed of the player, in meters per second, if the ball and player are initially moving in opposite directions.

  Part (d)  Calculate the change in kinetic energy of the system, in joules, in this case.

 

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