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A hockey puck, mass of 0.115 kg, moving at 35 m/s strikes a ray thrown on the ice by a fan. The ray has a mass of 0.265 kg. The puck and the ray slide off together. Find their v…

A hockey puck, mass of 0.115 kg, moving at 35 m/s strikes a ray thrown on the ice by a fan. The ray has a mass of 0.265 kg. The puck and the ray slide off together. Find their v…
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A hockey puck, mass of 0.115 kg, moving at 35 m/s strikes a ray thrown on the ice by a fan. The ray has a mass of 0.265 kg. The puck and the ray slide off together.

Find their velocity.

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We can use conservation of momentum. MaVa + MbVb = (Ma+Mb)Vf.

Plugging in values:
(.115)(35) + (.265)0 = (.380)(Vf)

Now solve for Vf.
Vf= .115*35 / .380 = 10.6 m/s
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