An asteroid is moving along a straight line. A force acts along the displacement of the asteroid and slows it down. The asteroid has a mass of 5.5x 104 kg, and the force causes its speed to change from 7000 to 5500m/s. (a) What is the work done by the force? (b) If the asteroid slows down over a distance of 2.1x 106 m determine the magnitude of the force.

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**Asteroid Motion and Force Calculation**

An asteroid is moving along a straight line. A force acts along the displacement of the asteroid and slows it down. The asteroid has a mass of \( 5.5 \times 10^4 \) kg, and the force causes its speed to change from 7000 m/s to 5500 m/s. 

**Questions:**

(a) What is the work done by the force?

(b) If the asteroid slows down over a distance of \( 2.1 \times 10^6 \) m, determine the magnitude of the force.

**Input Fields:**

(a) Work = [    ] [Unit Dropdown]

(b) \( \mathbf{F} = \) [    ] [Unit Dropdown]
Transcribed Image Text:**Asteroid Motion and Force Calculation** An asteroid is moving along a straight line. A force acts along the displacement of the asteroid and slows it down. The asteroid has a mass of \( 5.5 \times 10^4 \) kg, and the force causes its speed to change from 7000 m/s to 5500 m/s. **Questions:** (a) What is the work done by the force? (b) If the asteroid slows down over a distance of \( 2.1 \times 10^6 \) m, determine the magnitude of the force. **Input Fields:** (a) Work = [ ] [Unit Dropdown] (b) \( \mathbf{F} = \) [ ] [Unit Dropdown]
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