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vitfil [10]
3 years ago
8

An astronaut in space cannot use a conventional means, such as a scale or balance, to determine the mass of an object. But she d

oes have devices to measure distance and time accurately. She knows her own mass is 78.4 kg, but she is unsure of the mass of a large gas canister in the airless rocket. When this canister is approaching her at 3.50 m/s, she pushes against it, which slows it down to 1.20 m/s (but does not reverse it) and gives her a speed of 2.40 m/s. What is the mass of this canister
Physics
1 answer:
Flura [38]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

81.81 kg

Explanation:

m_1 = Mass of person = 78.4 kg

m_2 = Mass of canister

u_1 = Initial velocity of person = 0

u_2 = Initial velocity of canister = 3.5 m/s

v_1 = Final velocity of person = 2.4 m/s

v_2 = Final velocity of canister = 1.2 m/s

The momentum balance in the system is given by

m_1u_1+m_2u_2=m_1v_1+m_2v_2\\\Rightarrow 78.4\times 0+m_2\times 3.5=78.4\times 2.4+m_2\times 1.2\\\Rightarrow m_2=\dfrac{78.4\times 2.4}{3.5-1.2}\\\Rightarrow m_2=81.81\ \text{kg}

Mass of the canister is 81.81 kg.

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