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negatifzeo
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Homework Statement
I'm getting fairly frustrated seeing as I've been working on this 'easy' problem for several hours yet still can't get the correct solution. The problem is as follows:
A 180 lb- man and a 120-lb woman stand side by side at the same end of a 300-lb boat, ready to dive, each with a 16 ft/s velocity relative to the boat. Determine the velocity of the boat after they have both dived if the woman dives first.
Homework Equations
Total initial momenta=total final momenta
The Attempt at a Solution
First, the woman dives.
0=480(v) +120(16) b=-4 ft/s
Second, the man dives:
(300+180)(-4)=(180)(16)+300(Vf) I keep getting Vf=-16, the book says it is supposed to be -9.2. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?