Question

Two ice skater are at rest, andy and brenda. andy has a mass of 62.5 kg. they push off each other. after, andy moves 1.59 m/s east, while brenda moves 2.22 m/s west. what is brenda's mass?

Unit=kg

Answer 1

Answer: 44.76 kg

Explanation: There are two options for formulas to use here.

0=(m1)(V1f)+(m2)(V2f)

Or

(m1)(V1f) = —(m2)(V2f)

Both formulas should give you an answer of 44.763514, which can be rounded to the specifications of whatever your curriculum or teacher wants. Most likely 44.76.

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