Two ice skaters approach each other at right angles. skater a has a mass of 32.7 kg and travels in the x direction at 2.3 m/s. skater b has a mass of 93.3 kg and is moving in the y direction at 1.51 m/s. they collide and cling together. find the final speed of the couple. answer in units of m/s.

Final speed, v = 1.25 m/s

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of skater A,

Initial speed of skater A, (x axis)

Mass of skater B,

Initial speed of skater B, (y axis)

It is mentioned that the two skaters collide and cling together. It is case of inelastic collision in which momentum remains conserved. Let V is the final speed of the couple. It is given by :

So, the final speed of the couple is 1.25 m/s. Hence, this is the required solution.

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e/c, where e is its total energy