A 60-Kg Man Is Standing on a 200-Kg Cart Moving

question 65

Multiple Choice

A 60-kg man is standing on a 200-kg cart moving to the right at a speed of 5 m/s on frictionless tracks.If the man starts to walk to the left with a speed of 1 m/s relative to the cart,what is the final speed of the cart?

• A)3.18 m/s
• B)4.67 m/s
• C)5.23 m/s
• D)6.49 m/s

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