An unfortunate astronaut loses his grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying only a rope and a bag of tools. First he tries to throw a rope to his fellow astronaut, but the rope is too short. In a last ditch effort, the astronaut throws his bag of tools in the direction of his motion, away from the space station. The astronaut has a mass of m, = 113 kg and the bag of tools has a mass of m, = 13.0 kg. If the astronaut is moving away from the space station at v; = 1.80 m/s initially, what is the minimum final speed v»,f of the bag of tools with respect to the space station that will keep the astronaut from drifting away forever? m/s

An unfortunate astronaut loses his grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying only a rope and a bag of tools. First he tries to throw a rope to his fellow astronaut, but the rope is too short. In a last ditch effort, the astronaut throws his bag of tools in the direction of his motion, away from the space station. The astronaut has a mass of m, = 113 kg and the bag of tools has a mass of m, = 13.0 kg. If the astronaut is moving away from the space station at v; = 1.80 m/s initially, what is the minimum final speed v»,f of the bag of tools with respect to the space station that will keep the astronaut from drifting away forever? m/s

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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