An intelligent robot finds itself accidentally ejected from a spaceship with a speed of 1.0 m/s. conveniently, the 27 kg robot is holding a 13.0 kg fire extinguisher. The robot squeezes the handle, releasing the 10.0 kg of fire extinguishing foam at a speed of 5.0 m/s in the direction the robot is travelling. How fast and in what direction is the robot now moving?

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An intelligent robot finds itself accidentally ejected from a spaceship with a speed of 1.0 m/s. conveniently, the 27 kg robot is holding a 13.0 kg fire extinguisher. The robot squeezes the handle, releasing the 10.0 kg of fire extinguishing foam at a speed of 5.0 m/s in the direction the robot is travelling. How fast and in what direction is the robot now moving?

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