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10) A 15,000 kg spacecra ft is attempting to dock with another spacecraft that is at rest in space (with respect to a fixed coordinate system on orbit). The 1 spacecraft is drifting with a velocity of 2 m/s. The thrusters can apply 400 N for 12 seconds. After the 1 spacecraft docs with the 2nd (whose mass is 20,000 ką) what is their combined velocity?
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Impulse = force x time = change in momentum  

We know that

Change in momentum = final momentum - initial momentum

After putting all the values we get

Combined velocity is 0.9942 m/s (approx)

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