An ice skater pushes off a wall with a force of 60 N for 0.5 seconds. If the skater's mass is 50 kg, what is the resulting velocity?
To calculate the resulting velocity, we can use the impulse-momentum theorem:
The impulse is equal to the change in momentum, where:
Given:
(force applied)
(time duration)
(mass of the skater)
First, calculate the impulse:
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