2. An 80 kg astronaut is on a spacewalk away from the shuttle when his tether...

  

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2. An 80 kg astronaut is on a spacewalk away from the shuttle when his tether line breaks. Starting at rest (relative to the shuttle) he throws the 9.5kg oxygen tank away from him with a velocity of -2.0 m/s so that he recoils in the opposite direction, towards the shuttle. BEFORE AFTER V=VA=0 m=10 mA=80 V=2 m=9.5 VA'=? mA=80 a. Write the momentum conservation equation for this system in terms of variables (m, v). b. Find the speed with which the astronaut moves towards the shuttle. Pbefore = Pafter 2. An 80 kg astronaut is on a spacewalk away from the shuttle when his tether line breaks. Starting at rest (relative to the shuttle) he throws the 9.5kg oxygen tank away from him with a velocity of -2.0 m/s so that he recoils in the opposite direction, towards the shuttle. BEFORE AFTER V=VA=0 m=10 mA=80 V=2 m=9.5 VA'=? mA=80 a. Write the momentum conservation equation for this system in terms of variables (m, v). b. Find the speed with which the astronaut moves towards the shuttle. Pbefore = Pafter

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