A skateboarder with a mass of 45 kilograms is riding on a skateboard with a mass of 2.5 kilograms. What should be the velocity of the skateboarder if she has to attain a momentum of 264 kilogram meters/second?

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Vocaloid · Answer

p = mv (where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity)

add up the masses of the skateboarder and the skateboard to get the total mass, m. then plug in the momentum of 264 kg m/s and solve for v.