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kogti [31]
2 years ago
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An astronaut whose mass is 80 kg carries an empty oxygen tank with a mass of 10 kg. The astronaut throws the tank away with a sp

eed of 2.0 m/s. With what velocity does the astronaut start to move off into space?
Physics
1 answer:
yan [13]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The speed of the astronaut is 0.25 m/s in the opposite direction to the oxygen tank.

Explanation:

Using the conservation of linear momentum, we have:

p_{initial}=p_{final}

The initial momentum is zero because both of them are at rest, so we just have a final momentum.

0=m_{astro}V_{f-astro}+m_{tank}V_{f-tank}

m_{astro}V_{f-astro}=-m_{tank}V_{f-tank}

V_{f-astro}=-\frac{V_{f-tank}m_{tank}}{m_{astro}}

V_{f-astro}=-\frac{2*10}{80}

V_{f-astro}=-0.25\: m/s

Therefore, the speed of the astronaut is 0.25 m/s in the opposite direction to the oxygen tank.

I hope it helps you!  

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