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A stationary 165 kg165 \mathrm{~kg} football player is tackled by a 178 kg178 \mathrm{~kg} player running at 8 m/s8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
a. How fast are they moving after the collision?
b. What is the impulse imparted on the stationary player?
c. What is the impulse imparted on the moving player?

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Given:

m1=165m_1=165 kg m2=178m_2=178 kg v1=0msv_1=0\,\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}} v2=8msv_2=8\,\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}}

In this task, we will calculate a) how fast they move after a collision, b) impulse that is transmitted to a stationary player, c) impulse that acts on a moving player.

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