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8 July, 11:39

a 74.9 kg person sits at rest on an icy pond holding a physics book. he throws the physics book west at 8.25 m/s and he recoils at 0.215 m/s what is the mass of the physics book

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  1. 8 July, 12:02
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    1.95 kg

    Explanation:

    Momentum is conserved.

    m₁ u₁ + m₂ u₂ = m₁ v₁ + m₂ v₂

    0 = (74.9) (-0.215) + m (8.25)

    m = 1.95
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