Answer:27.35 s
Explanation:
Given
weight of man =730 N
mass of man [tex]m_1=\frac{730}{9.8}=74.48 kg[/tex]
radius of pound r=5.8 m
mass of book [tex]m_2=2.6 kg[/tex]
velocity of book [tex]v_2=6.1 m/s[/tex]
let [tex]v_1[/tex] be the velocity of man
conserving momentum
[tex]0=m_1v_1+m_2v_2[/tex]
[tex]0=74.48\times v_1+2.6\times 6.1[/tex]
[tex]v_1=\frac{15.86}{74.48}=0.212 m/s[/tex]
time taken by man to reach south end
[tex]t=\frac{5.8}{0.212}=27.35 s[/tex]