Your mass is 63.4 kg, and the sled s mass is 25.0 kg. The sled is moving by itself on the ice at 3.19 m/s. You parachute vertically down onto the sled, and land gently. What is the sled s velocity with you now on it?     1.04 m/s     0.90 m/s     0.72 m/s     1.17 m/s

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9. Your mass is 63.4 kg, and the sled s mass is 25.0 kg. The sled is moving by itself on the ice at 3.19 m/s. You parachute vertically down onto the sled, and land gently. What is the sled s velocity with you now on it?

   
1.04 m/s
   
0.90 m/s
   
0.72 m/s
   
1.17 m/s
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