Nahida S.

asked • 10/02/21

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Nate the Skate was an avid physics student whose main non‑physics interest in life was high‑speed skateboarding. In particular, Nate would often don a protective suit of Bounce-Tex, which he invented, and after working up a high speed on his skateboard, would collide with some object. In this way, he got a gut feel for the physical properties of collisions and succeeded in combining his two passions.* On one occasion, the Skate, with a mass of  kg, including his armor, hurled himself against a  kg stationary statue of Isaac Newton in a perfectly elastic linear collision. As a result, Isaac started moving at  m/s and Nate bounced backward.

What were Nate's speeds immediately before and after the collision? (Enter positive numbers). Ignore friction with the ground.

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Dr Gulshan S. answered • 10/03/21

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Nahida S.

mass of 111 kg, including his armor, hurled himself against an 825 kg stationary statue of Isaac Newton in a perfectly elastic linear collision. As a result, Isaac started moving at 1.47 m/s and Nate bounced backward.
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