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Mitchtwitchita
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Hey Everyone,
I've just signed up for this forum because I'm currently taking a correspondence course and there's one problem in particular that I'm having problems with and there isn't really anybody I can ask. Can anybody here help me with this?
Two spacecraft s from different nations have linked in space and are coasting with their engines off, heading directly towards Mars. The spacecraft s are thrust apart by large springs. Spacecraft 1, with a mass of 1.9 x 10^4 Kg, then has a velocity of 3.5 x 10^3 Km/h at 5.1 degrees to its original direction. Spacecraft 2, whose mass is 1.7 x 10^4 Kg, has a velocity of 3.4 x 10^3 Km/h at 5.9 degrees to its original direction. Determine the original speed of the two crafts when they were linked together.
I arrived at an answer of 125 m/s. But I know that's way off! Again, can anybody help me out please?
I've just signed up for this forum because I'm currently taking a correspondence course and there's one problem in particular that I'm having problems with and there isn't really anybody I can ask. Can anybody here help me with this?
Two spacecraft s from different nations have linked in space and are coasting with their engines off, heading directly towards Mars. The spacecraft s are thrust apart by large springs. Spacecraft 1, with a mass of 1.9 x 10^4 Kg, then has a velocity of 3.5 x 10^3 Km/h at 5.1 degrees to its original direction. Spacecraft 2, whose mass is 1.7 x 10^4 Kg, has a velocity of 3.4 x 10^3 Km/h at 5.9 degrees to its original direction. Determine the original speed of the two crafts when they were linked together.
I arrived at an answer of 125 m/s. But I know that's way off! Again, can anybody help me out please?