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Thanks, so does that mean it should be something along the lines of (m1+m2)vf=(136kg)(0.90m/s)+(136kg)(1.2m/s)? Should I be using substitution at some point during this problem?

Homework Statement Two ice dancers, Boris and Natasha, have a combined mass of 136kg. They embrace and push apart from each other: Boris moving at 0.90m/s and Natasha moving at 1.2m/s in the opposite direction. Find their individual masses. Homework Equations p=mv The Attempt at a...

1. Two objects are connected via a pulley and some string. The 12 kg cart is on a frictionless 42 deg. incline while the 15kg block is on a horizontal surface having a coefficient of friction equal to 0.23. Determine the acceleration of the system of masses. 2. Fnet=ma 3. I first...