A small spaceship whose mass is 2200 kg (including an astronaut) is drifting in outer space with negligible gravitational forces acting on it. If the astronaut turns on a 12 kW laser beam, what speed will the ship attain in 6.0 days because of the momentum carried away by the beam? Number i Units

A small spaceship whose mass is 2200 kg (including an astronaut) is drifting in outer space with negligible gravitational forces acting on it. If the astronaut turns on a 12 kW laser beam, what speed will the ship attain in 6.0 days because of the momentum carried away by the beam? Number i Units

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.57P

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