2. A 40 kg astronaut is floating in space, initially motionless in the reference frame of her nearbyspace ship. She has in her possession two 5 kg oxygen canisters. She suddenly notices a small 4kg asteroid heading straight for her at a speed of 5 m/s. Wanting to avoid a collision she hurlsone of the two canisters as hard as she can (3 m/s relative to her frame just before the throw) atthe asteroid. The canister hits the asteroid dead on and sticks to it.A) After she throws the canister, what is her velocity relative to the space ship?B) After the canister sticks to the asteroid, what is the asteroid's velocity relative to the ship?C) She then hurls the second canister as hard as she can (3 m/s relative to her frame just beforethe throw), which again hits the asteroid dead on and sticks to it. What is her velocity relativeto the space ship now?D) What is the asteroid's velocity now relative to the ship? Have her actions managed to avoidan impending collision between her and the asteroid?

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