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A railroad flatcar of weight W can roll without friction along a straight horizontal track. Initially, a man of weight w is standing on the car, which is moving to the right with speed Vo. What is the change in velocity of the car if the man runs to the left (Fig) so that his speed relative to the car is V rel just before he jumps off at the left end?

A railroad flatcar of weight W can roll without friction along a straight horizontal track. Initially, a man of weight w is standing on the car, which is moving to the right with speed Vo. What is the change in velocity of the car if the man runs to the left (Fig) so that his speed relative to the car is Vrel just before he jumps off at the left end?

Grade:upto college level

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Navjyot Kalra
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