Q. Lillian (mass 32.0 kg) standing on slippery ice catches her leaping dog (mass 15 kg) moving horizontally at 2.0 m/s. Evaluate what is the speed of Lillian and her dog after the catch?
Q. A rocket of total mass M and with burnout mass 0.20 M attains a speed of 3 200 m/s after starting from rest in deep space. What is the exhaust velocity of the rocket?