Man in a Balloon Homework: Velocity & Movement

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Homework Statement



a man with mass m hangs from a rope from an air balloon with mass M. the air balloon is not moving with respect t the ground.
In what direction and what is the magnitude of the velocity to the balloon if the man starts climping the rope with a velocity v with respect to the rope?
What happens with the movement of the system when the man stops climing?

Homework Equations



Not sure what equations are relevant

The Attempt at a Solution



I have no idea how to approach this, if anyone could give me some hints on how to solve this, that would be great.
 
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Hi VitaX! :smile:

The man-and-balloon is a closed system with no external forces (or to be precise the extrernal forces are gravity and air pressure, and they balance out to zero) …

soooo … ? :wink: