On Earth, an astronaut and equipment weigh 1,960 N.  While weightless ikn space, the astronaut fires a 100-N rocket backpack for 2.0 s.  What is the resulting velocity of the astronaut and equipment?

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1. On Earth, an astronaut and equipment weigh 1,960 N.  While weightless ikn space, the astronaut fires a 100-N rocket backpack for 2.0 s.  What is the resulting velocity of the astronaut and equipment?

2. A 10.0 hp motor lifts a 2,000 lb elevator in 30.0 s.  What was the average velocity of this elevator during the lift?

3.A hot dog bun, with a volume of 240 cm3 and a density of 0.15 g/cm3, is crushed in a picnic cooler into a volume of 195 cm3.  What is the new density of the bun?

4.An arrow accelerates to 36 km/hr in one-half second.  How far did the arrow travel in one-half second?







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