Answer:
Explanation:
A 40kg child throw stone of 0.5kg
At a direction of 5m/s
Recoil can be calculated using recoil of a gun formula
m_1•v_1 + m_2•v_2
m_1•v_1 = -m_2•v_2
The negative sign show that the momentum of the boy is directed oppositely to that of the stone
m_1 Is mass of boy
v_1 is the recoil velocity of the boy
m_2 is mass of stone
v_2 is the velocity of stone
Then,
m_1•v_1 = -m_2•v_2
40•v_1 = -0.5 × 5
40•v_1 = -2.5
v_1 = -2.5 / 40
v_1 = -0.0625 m/s
The recoil velocity of the boy is 0.0625 m/s
