An ice skater of mass 82 kilograms stands at rest in her skates on the ice rink. Someone throws a 5-kg ball at her at a speed of 17.4 m/s and she catches it. At what speed will she(and the ball) slide backwards?

Respuesta :

Answer:

1 m/s

Explanation:

I showed my work in the picture attached.

This web page helped me solve this problem and understand inelastic collisions a little better:

https://byjus.com/physics/inelastic-collision/

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