Question: 9 - 1 2 . Astronaut Stumblebum wanders too far away from the space shuttle orbiter while repairing a broken communications satellite. Stumblebum realizes that

9-12. Astronaut Stumblebum wanders too far away from the space shuttle orbiter while repairing a broken communications satellite. Stumblebum realizes that the orbiter is moving away from him at \(3\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\). Stumblebum and his maneuvering unit have a mass of 100 kg , including a pressurized tank of mass 10 kg . The tank includes only 2 kg of gas that is used to propel him in space. The gas escapes with a constant velocity of \(100\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\).
9 - 1 2 . Astronaut Stumblebum wanders too far

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