Linear Momentum and its Conservation
 

Linear Momentum and its Conservation problem 4


A yacht and a boat are initially at rest on the water. The captain of the yacht then jumps from the yacht into the boat at a speed of . The yacht and the boat are now moving in their own directions. Given that the mass of the yacht is 2000 kg, the mass of the boat is 500 kg and the mass of the captain is 70 kg, what are the speeds of the yacht and that of the boat?



 

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