A space e shuttle, while travelling at a speed of 4000 km/h with respect to the earth, disconnects and ejects a module backward, weighing one fifth of the residual part. If the shuttle ejects the disconnected module at a speed of 100 km/h with respect to the state of the shuttle before the ejection, find the final velocity of the shuttle.

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13. A space shuttle, while travelling at a speed of 4000 km/h
with respect to the earth, disconnects and ejects a module
backward, weighing one fifth of the residual part. If the
shuttle ejects the disconnected module at a speed of
100 km/h with respect to the state of the shuttle before
the ejection, find the final velocity of the shuttle.
Solution: Suppose the mass of the shuttle including the
module is M. The mass of the module will be M/6. The
total linear momentum before disconnection
=
M (4000 km/h).
Transcribed Image Text:13. A space shuttle, while travelling at a speed of 4000 km/h with respect to the earth, disconnects and ejects a module backward, weighing one fifth of the residual part. If the shuttle ejects the disconnected module at a speed of 100 km/h with respect to the state of the shuttle before the ejection, find the final velocity of the shuttle. Solution: Suppose the mass of the shuttle including the module is M. The mass of the module will be M/6. The total linear momentum before disconnection = M (4000 km/h).
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