A man of 60 kg is running on the road and suddenly jumps into a stationary trolly car of mass 120 kg. Then, the trolly car starts moving with velocity . The velocity of the running man was ____ when he jumps into the car.
Answer: 6
Solution
By conservation of linear momentum for the system (man + trolley), the initial momentum equals the final momentum. Initially, only the man is moving: . Solving: , so m/s.
JEE Main · 2022 · 28 Jun 2022 · Shift 1 · Integer answer