Essential University Physics, Volume 1 and Volume 2 - With Access
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Chapter 3, Problem 20E
You’re leading an international effort to save Earth from an asteroid heading toward us at 15 km/s. Your team mounts a rocket on the asteroid and fires it for 10 min, after which the asteroid is moving at 19 km/s at 28° to its original path. In a news conference, what do you report for the magnitude of the acceleration imparted to the asteroid?
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