A 120-ton tugboat is moving at 6 ft/s with a slack towing cable attached to a 100-ton barge which is at rest. The cable is being unwound from a drum on the tugboat at a constant rate of 5.4 ft/s and that rate is maintained after the cable becomes taut. Neglecting the resistance of the water, determine

(a) The velocity of the tugboat after the cable becomes taut,

(b) The impulse exerted on the barge as the cable becomes taut.

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100 ton 6 ft/s 120 ton