An unfortunate astronaut loses his grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the...

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An unfortunate astronaut loses his grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying o

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Using law of conservation of momentum,

m1 v1 + m2 v2 = (m1 + m2) v

(102 x 0) + (13 x v2) = (102 + 13) x 1.80

Velocity, v2 = 15.92 m/s

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