Solved: A 10-m-long glider with a mass of 680 kg

Chapter 11, Problem 11.52

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A 10-m-long glider with a mass of 680 kg (including the passengers) is gliding horizontally through the air at 30 m/s when a 60 kg skydiver drops out by releasing his grip on the glider. What is the gliders velocity just after the skydiver lets go?

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