A 10kg fish swimming at 2.20m/sec suddenly gobbles up a 5kg fish that is initially stationary. Find the speed of the large fish just after it eats the small one.
mahesh jadi , 11 Years ago
Grade 6
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Mukesh Sharma
Last Activity: 11 Years ago
Conservation of mometum problem m1*v1i + m2*v2i = m1*v1f + m2*v2f In this case after the smaller fish is eaten, they both move at the same speed v1f = v2f = vf and we know v2i = 0 m1*v1i = vf*(m1+m2) vf = m1*v1i / (m1+m2) vf = (10 kg * 2.20 m/s) / (10 kg + 5 kg) vf =1.46 m/s Thanks & Regards Mukesh Sharma askIITians Faculty
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