Two objects with masses of 2.75 kg and 4.45 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a light frictionless pulley to f
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The astronaut will move at 0.4 m/s in the opposite direction to the wrench
Explanation:
We can solve this problem by using the law of conservation of momentum. In fact, the total momentum of the astronaut-wrench system must be conserved before and after the launch.
Before the launch, the total momentum is zero, since the astronaut is at rest:
p = 0 (1)
After the launch, the total momentum is:
(2)
where :
m = 2 kg is the mass of the wrench
v = 10 m/s is the velocity of the wrench
M = 50 kg is the mass of the astronaut
V is the recoil velocity of the astronaut
Since momentum is conserved, we can write (1) = (2), and so we can solve for V:
And the negative sign means that the astronaut will move in the opposite direction to the wrench.
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Answer:
Velocity = 4.33[m/s]
Explanation:
The total energy or mechanical energy is the sum of the potential energy plus the kinetic energy, as it is known the velocity and the height, we can determine the total energy.
All this energy will become kinetic energy and we can find the velocity.