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Homework Statement
A(n) 71.3 kg person throws a(n) 0.047 kg snowball forward with a ground speed of 45 m/s. A second person, of mass 64.7 kg, catches the snowball. Both people are on skates. The first person is initially moving forward with a speed of 2.28 m/s, and the second person is initially at rest.
What is the velocity of the first person immediately after the snowball is thrown? Disregard friction between the skates and the ice.
Answer in units of m/s