Answer:3.31m/s², to the right
Explanation:
According to the law of conservation of momentum of a body, change in momentum of bodies before collision is equal to the change in momentum after collision.
Momentum = mass × velocity
M1 and M2 be the masses of the first and second skaters respectively
Let u1 and u2 be the velocities of the first and second skaters respectively.
v be their common velocity after collision
M1 = 77kg M2 = 66kg u1 = 4m/s² u2 = 2.5m/s²
According to the law we have
M1u1 + M2u2 = (M1+M2)v
77(4) + 66(2.5) = (77+66)v
308 + 165 = 143v
V = 473/143
V = 3.31m/s²
Their velocity after collision will become 3.31m/s²
They will both move towards the right after collision because the mass of the body moving to the right is higher than the other mass and the mass is also moving at a higher velocity than the other.
