Two figure skaters, one weighing 625 N and the other 725 N, push off against each other

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Two figure skaters, one weighing 625 N and the other 725 N, push off against each other on frictionless ice.

(a) If the heavier skater travels at 1.50 m/s, how fast will the lighter one travel?

(b) How much kinetic energy is “created” during the skaters’ maneuver, and where does this energy come from?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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