Two space walkers, one with mass= 120 kg and the other one with mass = 85kg, hold on to the ends of a lightweight cable with length L=25m. The astronauts are originally at rest in deep space. If the astronauts then start pulling themselves towards each other along the cable until they neet, roughly how far will the less massive astronaut move? Express your answer as a fraction of L

Two space walkers, one with mass= 120 kg and the other one with mass = 85kg, hold on to the ends of a lightweight cable with length L=25m. The astronauts are originally at rest in deep space. If the astronauts then start pulling themselves towards each other along the cable until they neet, roughly how far will the less massive astronaut move? Express your answer as a fraction of L

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.60P

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