Neglecting friction,if a person sitting at the back of a motorcycle moving on a straight path falls off while the motorcycle is in motion,will the velocity of the motorcycle increase or decrease? Why?

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(A) The velocity of the motorcycle will increase. According to the law of conservation of linear momentum,$p = mv$ remains constant (assuming no external horizontal force). When the person falls off,the total mass $m$ of the system (motorcycle + riders) decreases. Since $p$ is constant and $m$ decreases,the velocity $v$ must increase to maintain the same momentum.

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