An ice skater with a mass of 80 kg pushes off against a second skater with a

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An ice skater with a mass of 80 kg pushes off against a second skater with a mass of 32 kg. Both skaters are initially at rest.
a. What is the total momentum of the system after they push off?
b. If the larger skater moves off with a speed of 3 m/s, what is the corresponding speed of the smaller skater?

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