Two ice skaters stand facing each other on frictionless ice
PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum
Problem
Two ice skaters stand facing each other on frictionless ice. They push off so that Skater A (mass 60kg) moves left at 2.0m/s while Skater B (mass 50kg) moves right at 2.4m/s. No other horizontal forces act. Treating the two skaters together as a single system, has any external impulse acted on the system during the push? Justify your answer in one sentence.