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in a hockey game, an 80kg player skating at 10 m / s / takes and bumps from behind a 100kg player who is moving the same direction at 8 m / s. as a result of being bumped from behind the 100 kg player speed increases to 9.78 m / s. what is the 80 kg players velocity after the bump​

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Answer:

[tex]7.78\ m/s[/tex] is the 80 kg players velocity after the bump.

Explanation:

Given the mass and velocity of players.

Velocity before collision is [tex]10\ m/s\ and\ 8\ m/s[/tex] for [tex]80[/tex] kg and [tex]100[/tex] kg player respectively.

And velocity after collision is [tex]v_1[/tex] for [tex]80[/tex] kg player and [tex]9.78\ m/s[/tex] for [tex]100[/tex] kg player

We will apply principle of conservation of momentum.

Momentum[tex]=(mass)\times(velocity)[/tex]

So, momentum before collision is [tex](80\times10)+(100\times8)[/tex]

And momentum after collision is [tex](80\times v_1)+(100\times 9.78)[/tex]

That is momentum before collision should equal momentum after collision.

[tex](80\times10)+(100\times8)=(80\times v_1)+(100\times 9.78)\\\\800+800=80\times v_1+978\\1600=80\times v_1+978\\1600-978=80\times v_1\\622=80\times v_1\\\frac{622}{80}=v_1\\ v_1=7.775[/tex]

[tex]v_1=7.775[/tex]≅[tex]7.78\ m/s[/tex]