Popeye, of mass 75.0 kg, has just downed a can of spinach. He accelerates quickly and stops Bluto, of mass 650 kg (Bluto is very dense), who is charging in at 15.0 m/s. What was Popeye's speed?
a. 1.73 m/s
b. 48.3 m/s
c. 120 m/s
d. 130 m/s
e. 15.0 m/s
Question 2
Two skaters, both of mass 75.0 kg, are on skates on a frictionless ice pond. One skater throws a 0.40-kg ball at 6.0 m/s to his friend, who catches it and throws it back at 6.0 m/s. When the first skater has caught the returned ball, what is the velocity of each of the two skaters?
a. 0.031 m/s, moving apart
b. 0.063 m/s, moving apart
c. 0.031 m/s, moving towards each other
d. 0.063 m/s, moving towards each other
e. 12 m/s, moving apart