Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Impulse and Momentum - Check Your Understanding - Page 182: 10

Answer

a) is correct.

Work Step by Step

The positive direction is along the direction of the canoe. Therefore, person 1, diving off to the back, must have a negative momentum while person 2 must still have a positive momentum. Eliminate c) and d). According to conservation of total linear momentum, $$\vec{p_{f1}}+\vec{p_{f2}}=\vec{p_i}=+110m/s$$ Using this equation, we can see that a) is correct.
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