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A child is standing at one end of a long trolley moving with a speed $v$ on a smooth horizontal floor. If the child starts running towards the other end of the trolley with a speed $u$ , the centre of mass of the system (trolley + child) will move with a speed
A
zero
B
$(v + u)$
C
$(v -u)$
D
$v$
Solution
The speed of the centre of mass of the system remains unchanged (equal to $v$ ) because no external froce acts on the system. The forces involved in running on the trolley are internal to this system
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