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?