Question: You know your mass ( M ) and the mass of each of three apples you are carrying ( mo ) . You also know

You know your mass (M) and the mass of each of three apples you are carrying (mo). You also know your throwing speed (vo). You are standing on a frictionless surface. Compare the following cases. A) You throw all three apples at the same time to your left with your throwing speed vo, causing you to recoil to the right with a speed vf. B) You throw each apple one by one, again to the left with your throwing speed of vo. Which is larger? Your final speed, vf, in case A or case B?

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