If a ray hits a plane mirror at 45 degrees, what angle will it bounce off at?
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Answer: see attach file
Explanation: In order to solve this problem we have used the Gaussian law in the different regions. Details are included in the attach.
Answer:
15.8m/s
Explanation:
This problem can be solved by taking into account the conservation of the momentum. In this case the momentum of the astronaut and the bag of tools must equal the momentum of the astronaut and the bag of tool after the astronaut throws the bag.
Hence, we have
where ma and va are the mass and velocity of the astronaut, mb and vb are the mass and velocity of the bag, after the astronaut throw the bag. The velocity v is the velocity where the astronaut has the bag of tool
By taking into account that the velocity of the astronaut must be zero to keep him near of the space station, we have that vb = 0.
Thus