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Chapter 9 Problem 21P

Question

In a situation similar to Example 9–3, suppose the speeds of the two canoes after they are pushed apart are 0.58 m/s for canoe 1 and 0.42 m/s for canoe 2. If the mass of canoe 1 is 320 kg, what is the mass of canoe 2?

Solution

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Two canoes floating on a lake and a person in a first canoe pushes the second canoe. The two canoes move with the different speeds in the opposite direction. The mass of the first canoe is given. We need to find the mass of the second canoe.

The mass of the first canoe m1 = 320 kg

The final velocity of the first canoe v1 = -0.58 m/s

The final velocity of the second canoe v2 = 0.42 m/s

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

In a situation similar to Example 9-3, suppose the speeds

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