Two ice skaters on frictionless ice push off one another
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · System of Particles and Rotational Motion · System of Particles and Rotational Motion
Problem
Two ice skaters on frictionless ice push off one another. Skater A has a mass of 60kg and Skater B has a mass of 50kg. Immediately after they separate, their momenta are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. Explain in one or two sentences whether the speed of the center of mass of the two-skater system changes during the push.