Question

1. A student holding a basketball stands at rest on a skateboard. The student throws the basketball towards a nearby friend that is directly in front of the skateboard. (a)

immediately after the throw, how does the magnitude and direction of the momentum of the student on the skateboard compare to that of the basketball? [2 marks] (b) how does the magnitude of the velocity of the student on the skateboard compare to the basketball immediately after the throw? [1 mark]

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