a 50 kg of astronaut ejects 100 g of gas from his propulsion at a velocity of 50 m/s. what is his resulting ?
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50 v = .1(50)
v = .1 m/s
To find the resulting velocity of the astronaut, we can use the principle of conservation of momentum. The momentum before ejection should be equal to the momentum after ejection.
The momentum of an object can be calculated by multiplying its mass (m) with its velocity (v). In this case, the total initial momentum is the momentum of the astronaut and the momentum of the gas.
Given:
Mass of the astronaut (m1) = 50 kg
Mass of the ejected gas (m2) = 100 g = 0.1 kg
Initial velocity of the astronaut (v1) = 0 m/s (assumed to be at rest)
Velocity of the ejected gas (v2) = 50 m/s (given)
Using the conservation of momentum equation:
(m1 * v1) + (m2 * v2) = (m1 * v1') + (m2 * v2')
Plugging in the values:
(50 kg * 0 m/s) + (0.1 kg * 50 m/s) = (50 kg * v1') + (0.1 kg * 50 m/s')
Simplifying further:
5 kg m/s = 50 kg v1' + 5 kg m/s'
Since the astronaut and the ejected gas move in opposite directions (one going forward, the other backward) with equal but opposite momenta, the final momentum after ejection should be zero (m1 * v1' + m2 * v2' = 0).
Thus, we have:
50 kg v1' + 5 kg m/s' = 0
Rearranging the equation, we can solve for the resulting velocity (v1'):
v1' = -5 kg m/s' / 50 kg
v1' = -0.1 m/s
Therefore, the resulting velocity of the astronaut after ejecting the gas is -0.1 m/s, indicating a backward motion.
To find the resulting velocity of the astronaut after ejecting the gas, we can use the principle of conservation of momentum.
The principle of conservation of momentum states that the total momentum of an isolated system remains constant before and after any interactions or changes occur. In this case, the system consists of the astronaut and the gas he ejects.
The momentum of an object is given by the equation:
Momentum = mass × velocity
The initial momentum of the system can be calculated by adding the momentum of the astronaut and the momentum of the gas before the ejection:
Initial Momentum = (mass of astronaut × velocity of astronaut) + (mass of gas × velocity of gas)
Since we are given the mass of the astronaut (50 kg) and the mass of the gas (100 g = 0.1 kg), and the velocity of the gas (50 m/s), we can calculate the initial momentum:
Initial Momentum = (50 kg × velocity of astronaut) + (0.1 kg × 50 m/s)
To find the velocity of the astronaut after the gas is ejected, we can use the conservation of momentum principle. Since no external forces are acting on the system after the ejection, the total momentum of the system will remain constant. The final momentum of the system is given by the momentum of the astronaut alone:
Final Momentum = mass of astronaut × velocity of astronaut
Therefore, we can set the initial momentum equal to the final momentum and solve for the velocity of the astronaut:
Initial Momentum = Final Momentum
(50 kg × velocity of astronaut) + (0.1 kg × 50 m/s) = 50 kg × velocity of astronaut
Simplifying the equation:
(50 kg × velocity of astronaut) + (5 kg·m/s) = 50 kg × velocity of astronaut
Rearranging the equation:
(50 kg × velocity of astronaut) - (50 kg × velocity of astronaut) = -5 kg·m/s
0 kg·m/s = -5 kg·m/s
Since the left side of the equation is 0, we have:
0 = -5 kg·m/s
This implies that there is no resulting velocity for the astronaut after he ejects the gas. The ejection of the gas does not affect the velocity of the astronaut.