This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Two identical tiny balls of highly compressed matter are 1.50 m apart. When released in an orbiting ... (Read 209 times)

FButt

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 519
on: Jul 29, 2018
Two identical tiny balls of highly compressed matter are 1.50 m apart. When released in an orbiting space station, they accelerate toward each other at 2.00 cm/s2. What is the mass of each of them? (G = 6.67  10-11 N  m2/kg2)
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Two satellites with equal rest masses of 100 kg are traveling toward each other in deep space. They have identical speeds of 0.600c. The satellites collide and somehow manage to stick together.
 
  What is the rest mass of the combined object after the collision? A) 200 kg
  B) 225 kg
  C) 250 kg
  D) 275 kg
  E) 300 kg


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

qytan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

6.75  108 kg

Answer to Question 2

C


FButt

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 519
Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


qytan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #3 on: Jul 29, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.

Did you know?

The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.

Did you know?

The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.

Did you know?

To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.

Did you know?

As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.

Acromegaly in one individual from a pair of identical twins. Acromegaly in one individual from a pair of identical twins.
Plains zebra are highly dependent on water. Plains zebra are highly dependent on water.
Allen Test: An occluded ulnar artery results in continued pallor of the hand while the radial artery Allen Test: An occluded ulnar artery results in continued pallor of the hand while the radial artery
The undersurface of the tongue is highly vascular The undersurface of the tongue is highly vascular
Gray Matter Development over the Surface of the Cortex Gray Matter Development over the Surface of the Cortex
The basal ganglia are clusters of gray matter that control learned movement and are involved with ... The basal ganglia are clusters of gray matter that control learned movement and are involved with ...
Video: B cells and antibodies

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library