A 100kg astronaut (including the space suit) becomes untethered during a space walk and drifts to a distance of 10m from the mother ship. To get back to the ship, he throws his 2.5kg tool kit away with an acceleration of 8.0ms-1 that acts over 0.50 s. a) How does throwing the tool kit away help the astronaut in the situation? b) How large is the fact that acts on the tool kit and the astronaut? c) With that speed will the astronaut drift to the mother ship? d) How long will it take for the astronaut to reach the ship?

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A 100kg astronaut (including the space suit) becomes untethered during a space walk and drifts to a distance of 10m from the mother ship. To get back to the ship, he throws his 2.5kg tool kit away with an acceleration of 8.0ms-1 that acts over 0.50 s.

a) How does throwing the tool kit away help the astronaut in the situation?

b) How large is the fact that acts on the tool kit and the astronaut?

c) With that speed will the astronaut drift to the mother ship?

d) How long will it take for the astronaut to reach the ship?

 

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