Scientists observe an approaching asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. They devise a plan to launch a rocket that will collide with the asteroid inelastically and stop it. The mass of the asteroid is 7500 kg, and it is approaching Earth at 85 m/s. If the rocket has a mass of 900 kg, approximately what velocity must it have to completely stop the asteroid after collision?

Scientists observe an approaching asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. They devise a plan to launch a rocket that will collide with the asteroid inelastically and stop it. The mass of the asteroid is 7500 kg, and it is approaching Earth at 85 m/s. If the rocket has a mass of 900 kg, approximately what velocity must it have to completely stop the asteroid after collision?

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter24: Expansion Devices

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9RQ: The three factors that determine the capacity of a T XV are ______, ______, and _____.

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