A man is marooned at rest on level frictionless ice.In desperation, he hurls his shoe to the right at 15 m/s.If the man weighs 720 N and the shoe weighs 4.0 N, the man moves to the left at approximately: A)0 m/s B)2.1 *10^-2 m/s C)8.3 *10^-2 m/s D)15 m/s E)1.1 m/s

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Using conservation of momentum, the man's velocity can be calculated as (mass of shoe * velocity of shoe) / mass of man, which gives approximately 8.3 * 10^-2 m/s.

A Man Is Marooned at Rest on Level Frictionless Ice