Answer:
The correct answers to the question are
1) James and the Toolbox
3) 10.51 m/s to the right
4) Rob, Canoe, Ball and Stephanie
Explanation:
1) Since Liz and James are floating in space, the the momentum in the horizontal direction is the same before and just after James catches the toolbox for James and the Toolbox
3) The initial momentum of the toolbox is
Momentum = mass*velocity = 20 kg*31 m/s = 620 kg·m/s
Momentum of James and the toolbox
= (Mass of James +Mass of toolbox)*Velocity
(39 + 20) * Velocity
Initial momentum = final momentum, therefore we have
59 V = 620 kg·m/s or v =620/59 =10.51 m/s to the right
4) Here, the momentum of the system includes both that of Rob, Canoe, the Ball and Stephanie because they are all stationary relative to each other