The space shuttle launches an 850-kg satellite by ejecting it from the cargo bay. The ejection mechanism is activated and is in contact with the satellite for 4.8 s to give it a velocity of 0.30 m/s in the x direction relative to the shuttle. The mass of the shuttle is 92,000 kg. (a) Determine the component of velocity vf of the shuttle in the minus x direction resulting from the ejection. (b) Find the average force that the shuttle exerts on the satellite during the ejection.

The space shuttle launches an 850-kg satellite by ejecting it from the cargo bay. The ejection mechanism is activated and is in contact with the satellite for 4.8 s to give it a velocity of 0.30 m/s in the x direction relative to the shuttle. The mass of the shuttle is 92,000 kg. (a) Determine the component of velocity vf of the shuttle in the minus x direction resulting from the ejection. (b) Find the average force that the shuttle exerts on the satellite during the ejection.

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The space shuttle launches an 850-kg satellite by ejecting it
from the cargo bay. The ejection mechanism is activated
and is in contact with the satellite for 4.8 s to give it a velocity
of 0.30 m/s in the x direction relative to the shuttle. The mass
of the shuttle is 92,000 kg. (a) Determine the component of
velocity vf of the shuttle in the minus x direction resulting
from the ejection. (b) Find the average force that the
shuttle exerts on the satellite during the ejection.

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