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James (mass 83.0 kgkg) and Ramon (mass 55.0 kgkg) are 20.0 mm apart on a frozen pond. Midway between them is a mug of their favorite beverage. They pull on the ends of a light rope stretched between them. Ramon pulls on the rope to give himself a speed of 1.10 m/sm/s.Part AWhat is James's speed?Express your answer with the appropriate units.Activate to select the appropriates template from the following choices. Operate up and down arrow for selection and press enter to choose the input value typeActivate to select the appropriates symbol from the following choices. Operate up and down arrow for selection and press enter to choose the input value typevJ𝑣J =

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James (mass 83.0 kgkg) and Ramon (mass 55.0 kgkg) are 20.0 mm apart on a frozen pond. Midway between them is a mug of their favorite beverage. They pull on the ends of a light rope stretched between them. Ramon pulls on the rope to give himself a speed of 1.10 m/sm/s.Part AWhat is James's speed?Express your answer with the appropriate units.Activate to select the appropriates template from the following choices. Operate up and down arrow for selection and press enter to choose the input value typeActivate to select the appropriates symbol from the following choices. Operate up and down arrow for selection and press enter to choose the input value typevJ𝑣J =

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to use the principle of conservation of momentum. The total momentum before the pull is equal to the total momentum after the pull.

Before the pull, neither James nor Ramon is moving, so the total momentum is 0.

After the pull, Ramon is moving with a momentum of mass_Ramon * velocity_Ramon, and James is moving with a momentum of mass_James * velocity_James.

Setting these equal gives us:

0 = mass_Ramon * velocity_Ramon + mass_James * velocity_James

We can rearrange this equation to solve for James's velocity:

velocity_James = - (mass_Ramon * velocity_Ramon) / mass_James

Substituting the given values:

velocity_James = - (55.0 kg * 1.10 m/s) / 83.0 kg

velocity_James = - 0.725 m/s

The negative sign indicates that James is moving in the opposite direction to Ramon. So, James's speed is 0.725 m/s.

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