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4 February, 00:27

An 80.0 kg man playing hockey catches a puck moving at 20.0 m/s. The man is initially at rest. The man and puck move together after the collision. The puck's mass is 0.17 kg. What is the final velocity?

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  1. 4 February, 04:21
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    Using conservation of momentum, the initial momentum of the man is 0, and the puck's is 0.17kg*20m/s=3.4 kg*m/s. The final mass is 80.17kg. The final momentum is still p=mv=3.4kg*m/s, so v=3.4/80.17 = 0.0424m/s
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