With what speed do olaf and the ball move afterward

Question # 00767364 Posted By: Jackson234 Updated on: 06/25/2020 09:53 AM Due on: 07/02/2020
Subject Physics Topic General Physics Tutorials:
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Solve the all parts of following question given below:

Question: Olaf is standing on a sheet of ice that covers the football stadium parking lot in Buffalo, New York; there is negligible friction between his feet and the ice. A friend throws Olaf a ball of mass 0.400kg that is traveling horizontally at 10.9m/s . Olaf's mass is 72.0kg.

Part A: If Olaf catches the ball, with what speed vf do Olaf and the ball move afterward?

Part B: If the ball hits Olaf and bounces off his chest horizontally at 8.00m/s in the opposite direction, what is his speed vf after the collision?

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