You and your friends are doing physics experiments on a


You and your friends are doing physics experiments on a frozen pond that serves as a frictionless, horizontal surface. Sam, with mass 78.0kg , is given a push and slides eastward. Abigail, with mass 55.0kg , is sent sliding northward. They collide, and after the collision Sam is moving at 34.0? north of east with a speed of 5.80m/s and Abigail is moving at 20.0? south of east with a speed of 8.60m/s .

A. What was the speed of each person before the collision?

Sam's speed:

Abigail's speed:

B. By how much did the total kinetic energy of the two people decrease during the collision?

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