A rocket ship is travelling through space as seen in the diagram below. The Fuselage section has a mass of 505 kg . The Nose Cone section has a mass of 142 kg . The rocket is travelling at 77.0 т when the rocket engine stops and the two sections are separated by an explosion in such a way that they stay in a straight line. Nose Fuselage Cone 13. If the Nose Cone section continues forward at 80.0 m determine the speed of the Fuselage section after the separation.

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A rocket ship is travelling through space as seen in the diagram below. The Fuselage
section has a mass of 505 kg . The Nose Cone section has a mass of 142 kg . The
m
rocket is travelling at 77.0
when the rocket engine stops and the two sections
are separated by an explosion in such a way that they stay in a straight line.
Nose
Fuselage
Cone
m
13. If the Nose Cone section continues forward at 80.0-
determine the speed of the
Fuselage section after the separation.
(Record your three-digit answer in the numerical-response section below.)
Your answer:
Transcribed Image Text:A rocket ship is travelling through space as seen in the diagram below. The Fuselage section has a mass of 505 kg . The Nose Cone section has a mass of 142 kg . The m rocket is travelling at 77.0 when the rocket engine stops and the two sections are separated by an explosion in such a way that they stay in a straight line. Nose Fuselage Cone m 13. If the Nose Cone section continues forward at 80.0- determine the speed of the Fuselage section after the separation. (Record your three-digit answer in the numerical-response section below.) Your answer:
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