Question: Jack and Jill are standing on Ii crate at rest on the frictionless horizontal surface of a frozen pond. Jack has mass 15.0 kg, Jill

Jack and Jill are standing on Ii crate at rest on the frictionless horizontal surface of a frozen pond. Jack has mass 15.0 kg, Jill has mass 45.0 kg, and the crate has mass 15.0 kg. They remember that they must fetch a pail of water, so each jumps horizontally from the top of the crate. Just after each jumps, that person is moving away from the crate with a speed of 4.00 m/s relative to the crate.
(a) What is the final speed of the crate if both Jack and rill jump simultaneously and in the same direction? (Hint: Use an inertial coordinate system attached to the ground.)
(b) What is the final speed of the crate if Jack jumps first and then a few seconds later Jill jumps in the same direction?
(c) What is the final speed of the crate if Jill jumps first and then Jack, again in the same direction?

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