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Posted by Daiyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:35pm.

A satellite that is spinning clockwise has four low-mass solar panels sticking out as shown; the mass of the satellite is 750 kg. A tiny meteor of mass 2 kg traveling at high speed rips through one of the solar panels and continues in the same direction but at reduced speed. In the figure v1 = 1000 and v2 = 660 are the initial and final speeds of the meteor, and v = 13 is the initial speed of the satellite in the x direction. The angle θ = 31°, h = 3 m, and R = 1.4 m.

physics - Daiyo, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:35pm
I don't have a clue how to start the question
physics - bobpursley, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:49pm
the question does not have a question.
physics - Daiyo, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:56pm
Oh sorry the question is Calculate the final velocity of the center of mass of the satellite:
physics - bobpursley, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:08pm
I have no idea what the angle is, maybe the angle the meteor hits relative to some direction.

Find the initial and final momentum of the meteor IN THE XDIRECTION>

Find the initial momentum of the satellite in the X direction.

Final momentum satellite= Initial momentum+change momentum of the meteor.
physics - Daiyo, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:12pm
well there's a picture too but i don't know if i can post that on here
physics - Daiyo, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:18pm
and that didn't seem to work for me because i got like 13.777 for the velocity of the center of mass do I have to use the radius of the satellite at all in the question?

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