Explanation:
Mass of the astronaut, m₁ = 170 kg
Speed of astronaut, v₁ = 2.25 m/s
mass of space capsule, m₂ = 2600 kg
Let v₂ is the speed of the space capsule. It can be calculated using the conservation of momentum as :
initial momentum = final momentum
Since, initial momentum is zero. So,
So, the change in speed of the space capsule is 0.17 m/s. Hence, this is the required solution.
Answer:
They both rises to same height.
Explanation:
When an object is sliding up in friction less surface than according to conservation of energy its potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy.
Here, m is the mass, v is the velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity and H is the height.
Here the height is independent on the mass of an object and its only depend on velocity.
Now according to the question, two objects have same velocity but they have different masses.
Therefore, they rises to the same height because height will not change with mass.