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Basic momentum question

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If a person jumps off of a boat with constant velocity, should the equation resulting from the law of conservation of momentum be (where 1 denotes the mass/velocity of the person, 2 denotes those of the boat, and f denotes a final velocity):

m1 * 0 + m2 * v2 = m2 * v2f + m1 * v1f

or

m1* 0 + m2 * v2 = (m2-m1) * v2f + m1* v1f

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