An astronaut in her space suit has a total mass 94.5 kg, including Suit and oxygen tank. Her tether line loses its attachment to her spacecraft while she's on a spacewalk. Initially at rest with respect to her spacecraft, she throws her 18.0-kg oxygen tank away from her spacecraft with a speed of 4.00 m/s to propel herself back toward it. Determine the maximum distance in meters she can be from the craft and still return within 3.00 minutes.

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An astronaut in her space suit has a total mass 94.5 kg, including Suit and oxygen tank. Her tether line loses its attachment to her spacecraft while she's on a spacewalk. Initially at rest with respect to her spacecraft, she throws her 18.0-kg oxygen tank away from her spacecraft with a speed of 4.00 m/s to propel herself back toward it. Determine the maximum distance in meters she can be from the craft and still return within 3.00 minutes.

 

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