Lorenzo is an astronaut, floating in space. Their rocket is powered by throwing rocks out of a hole in the back of the spaceship. The inertial mass of Lorenzo and their rocket together is 391 kg. Lorenzo also (in addition to the rocket and the person) has two 27 kg rocks on board. They are initially at rest. Define an x-axis to point from the back of the rocket to the front. Lorenzo throws the first rock, and then they are moving with velocity component v = 24 m/s. Then Lorenzo throws the second rock out of the back and they are moving with velocity component v = 49 m/s. Part 1 (a) What is the total momentum of the system? Ptotal number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) Part 2 kg.m/s (b) With what velocity along x is the first rock Lorenzo threw moving through space? Vflx = number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) Part 3 m/s (c) with what velocity along x is the second rock Lorenzo threw moving through space? Vf2x = number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) m/s

Lorenzo is an astronaut, floating in space. Their rocket is powered by throwing rocks out of a hole in the back of the spaceship. The inertial mass of Lorenzo and their rocket together is 391 kg. Lorenzo also (in addition to the rocket and the person) has two 27 kg rocks on board. They are initially at rest. Define an x-axis to point from the back of the rocket to the front. Lorenzo throws the first rock, and then they are moving with velocity component v = 24 m/s. Then Lorenzo throws the second rock out of the back and they are moving with velocity component v = 49 m/s. Part 1 (a) What is the total momentum of the system? Ptotal number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) Part 2 kg.m/s (b) With what velocity along x is the first rock Lorenzo threw moving through space? Vflx = number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) Part 3 m/s (c) with what velocity along x is the second rock Lorenzo threw moving through space? Vf2x = number (rtol=0.05, atol=1e-08) m/s

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

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