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A 10kg ball moving at 9.0 m/s strikes a stationary 130kg man on the chest after which the ball bounces back at 5.0 m/s What is the final velocity of the person after the ball bounces off him

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We know that

• The mass of the ball is 10kg.

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• The initial velocity of the ball is 9m/s.

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• The mass of the man is 130kg.

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• The initial velocity of the man is null (stationary).

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• The final velocity of the ball is 5m/s.

To find the final velocity of the person, we have to use the law of conservation of momentum.


p_i=p_f

Where p = mv. Using all the given information, we have


\begin{gathered} m_{^{}_(ball)}v_{i_(ball)}+m_{_(man)}v_{i_(man)}=m_{\text{ball}}v_{f_(ball)}+m_(man)v_{f_(man)}_{} \\ 10\operatorname{kg}\cdot9m/s+130\operatorname{kg}\cdot0=10\operatorname{kg}\cdot5m/s_{}_{}+130\operatorname{kg}\cdot v_{f_(man)} \end{gathered}

Then, we solve for v


\begin{gathered} 90\operatorname{kg}\cdot m/s=50\operatorname{kg}\cdot m/s+130\operatorname{kg}\cdot v_{f_(man)} \\ \frac{90\operatorname{kg}\cdot m/s-50\operatorname{kg}\cdot m/s}{130\operatorname{kg}}=v_{f_(man)} \\ v_{f_(man)}=\frac{40\operatorname{kg}\cdot m/s}{130\operatorname{kg}}\approx0.31m/s \end{gathered}

Therefore, the velocity of the person after the ball bounces off him is 0.31 meters per second, approximately.

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