An OSU linebacker of mass 110.0 kg sacks a UM quarterback of mass 85.0 kg. Just after they collide, they are momentarily stuck together, and both are moving at a speed of 2.60 m/s. If the quarterback was at rest just before he was sacked, how fast was the linebacker moving just before the collision

The initial speed of the linebacker just before the collision was 4.6 m/s.

Explanation:

Mass of OSU linebacker, m = 110 kg

Mass of UM quarterback, m' = 85 kg

Just after they collide, they are momentarily stuck together, the common speed is, V = 2.6 m/s

Initial speed of quarterback is 0 as it was at rest initially, u' = 0

Let u was the initial speed of the linebacker just before the collision. As they struck together, the momentum remains conserved. So,

So, the initial speed of the linebacker just before the collision was 4.6 m/s.

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