(a) How long does it take the astronaut to reach the satellite? (b) What is the magnitude of the thrust she must apply to make the intercept? (c) What is the astronaut's velocity relative to the satellite when she reaches it?

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An astronaut wants to travel from a space station to a satel-
lite S that needs repair. She departs the space station at O. A
spring-loaded launching device gives her maneuvering unit an ini-
tial velocity of 1 m/s (relative to the space station) in the y direc-
tion. At that instant. the position of the satellite is x = 70 m,
y = 50 m, z = 0, and it is drifting at 2 m/s (relative to the station)
in the x direction. The astronaut intercepts the satellite by applying
a constant thrust parallel to the x axis. The total mass of the astro-
naut and her maneuvering unit is 300 kg.
(a) How long does it take the astronaut to reach the satellite?
(b) What is the magnitude of the thrust she must apply to make
the intercept?
(c) What is the astronaut's velocity relative to the satellite when
she reaches it?
S
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Transcribed Image Text:An astronaut wants to travel from a space station to a satel- lite S that needs repair. She departs the space station at O. A spring-loaded launching device gives her maneuvering unit an ini- tial velocity of 1 m/s (relative to the space station) in the y direc- tion. At that instant. the position of the satellite is x = 70 m, y = 50 m, z = 0, and it is drifting at 2 m/s (relative to the station) in the x direction. The astronaut intercepts the satellite by applying a constant thrust parallel to the x axis. The total mass of the astro- naut and her maneuvering unit is 300 kg. (a) How long does it take the astronaut to reach the satellite? (b) What is the magnitude of the thrust she must apply to make the intercept? (c) What is the astronaut's velocity relative to the satellite when she reaches it? S solution without explanation
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