2. In a scifi movie about astronauts on a space station, one of the astronaut's safety line is cut while on a space walk. The astronaut, who 10 meters from the shuttle and is moving 0.1 m/s away from it, finds that the suit's thruster pack has also been damaged and no longer works and that only 30 seconds of air remains. To get back to the shuttle, the astronaut unstraps a 10-kg tool kit and throws it away with a speed of 5 m/s. In the scene, the astronaut, who has a mass of 100 kg without the toolkit, survives. Is this reasonable?

2. In a scifi movie about astronauts on a space station, one of the astronaut's safety line is cut while on a space walk. The astronaut, who 10 meters from the shuttle and is moving 0.1 m/s away from it, finds that the suit's thruster pack has also been damaged and no longer works and that only 30 seconds of air remains. To get back to the shuttle, the astronaut unstraps a 10-kg tool kit and throws it away with a speed of 5 m/s. In the scene, the astronaut, who has a mass of 100 kg without the toolkit, survives. Is this reasonable?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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