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A 60 Kg astronaught is on a space walk when the tether line breaks. He throws a 10 Kg O2 tank away from the shuttle with a speed of 12 m/s. Propelling him back toward the shuttle. Assuming the astronaut starts from rest with respect to the shuttle, find the astronauts final speed with respect to the shuttle after the tank is thrown.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Here's what you know, astronaut's m = 63.0 kg, tanks = 10.0 kg, tank's v = 12.0 m/s. Use the formula mv = mv. Plug in (10.0 kg)

(12 m/s) = (63.0 kg)(v). astronaut's v = 1.9 m/s.

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