You and another astronaut are in space. You throw a tool to them that has a mass of 15kg. Your mass is 91kg and the other astronaut's mass is 88kg. Initially you and the other astronaut are at rest. You threw the tool at a speed of 8m/s. What is your velocity after you threw the tool?
You and another astronaut are in space. You throw a tool to them that has a mass of 15kg. Your mass is 91kg and the other astronaut's mass is 88kg. Initially you and the other astronaut are at rest. You threw the tool at a speed of 8m/s. What is your velocity after you threw the tool?
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You and another astronaut are in space. You throw a tool to them that has a mass of 15kg. Your mass is 91kg and the other astronaut's mass is 88kg. Initially you and the other astronaut are at rest. You threw the tool at a speed of 8m/s. What is your velocity after you threw the tool?
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