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Problem
A boy of mass
60
kg
60\,\text{kg}
60
kg
is standing on a frictionless skateboard. He throws a
2
kg
2\,\text{kg}
2
kg
ball horizontally forward with a speed of
5
m/s
5\,\text{m/s}
5
m/s
relative to the ground. Calculate the recoil speed of the boy immediately after the throw.
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