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3 years ago

How does the total momentum of the docked vehicle and station compare to the momentum of each object before the

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Xelga [282]3 years ago

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The total momentum before the docking maneuver is and after the docking maneuver is

Explanation:

Linear momentum (generally just called momentum) is defined as mass in motion and is given by the following equation:

Where is the mass of the object and its velocity.

According to the conservation of momentum law:

"If two objects or bodies are in a closed system and both collide, the total momentum of these two objects before the collision will be the same as the total momentum of these same two objects after the collision ".

This means, that although the momentum of each object may change after the collision, the total momentum of the system does not change.

Now, the docking of a space vehicle with the space station is an inelastic collision, which means both objects remain together after the collision.

Hence, the initial momentum is:

Where:

is the mass of the vehicle

is the velocity of th vehicle

is the mass of the space station

is the velocity of the space station

And the final momentum is:

Where:

is the velocity of the vehicle and space station docked

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(a)

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A 1000 kg satellite and a 2000 kg satellite follow exactly the same orbit around the earth. What is the ratio F1/F2 of the gravi

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Answer:

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the ratio a1/a2 = 1

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m2 is the mass of satellite 2
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F1/F2 = [G M_e m1 / r²] / [G M_e m2 / r²]

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F2c = m2 v² / r

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m2 is the mass of satellite 2
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