You are standing on a sheet of ice that covers the football stadium parking lot in Buffalo; there is negligible friction between your feet and the ice. A friend throws you a 0.430 kg ball that is traveling horizontally at 9.00 m/s. Your mass is 72.0 kg.

(A) If you catch the ball, with what speed do you and the ball move afterward?

(B) If the ball hits you and bounces off your chest so that afterward it is moving horizontally at 8.05 m/s in the opposite direction, what is your speed after the collision?

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We can solve this problem using the concept of momentum conservation This principle states that in a... View the full answer