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AP Physics 1
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.1 Linear Momentum
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A child (\(m = 32 \, \text{kg}\)) in a boat (\(m = 71 \, \text{kg}\)) throws a \(7.1 \, \text{kg}\) package out horizontally with a speed of \(12.2 \, \text{m/s}\). Calculate the velocity of the boat immediately after, assuming it was initially at rest. Ignore water resistance.

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