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A water-balloon launcher with a mass of 2.0 kg is suspended on a wire. It

fires a 0.75 kg balloon to the west at a velocity of 14.0 m/s. What is the
resulting velocity of the launcher if the net force on the launcher is equal to
the reaction force?
A. 5.3 m/s east
B. 7.4 m/s east
C. 37.3 m/s east
D. 6.6 m/s west

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Answer:

b

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User Lakhan
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Answer: 5.3 ms east

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