An unfortunate astronaut loses his grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying onl a rope and a bag of tools. First he tries to throw a rope to his fellow astronaut, but the rope is too short. In a last ditch effort, the astronaut throws his bag of tools in the direction of his motion, away from the space station. The astronaut has a mass of 10.0 kg. If the astronaut is moving away from the space station at m₂ = 102 kg and the bag of tools has a mass of m v₁ = 1.50 m/s initially, what is the minimum final speed bf of the bag of tools with respect to the space station that will keep the astronaut from drifting away forever? H

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**Scenario:**
An unfortunate astronaut loses grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying only a rope and a bag of tools. First, he attempts to throw a rope to a fellow astronaut, but the rope is too short. In a last-ditch effort, the astronaut throws his bag of tools in the direction of his motion, away from the space station. 

**Given:**
- Mass of Astronaut \((m_a) = 102 \, \text{kg}\)
- Mass of Bag of Tools \((m_b) = 10.0 \, \text{kg}\)
- Initial speed of astronaut \((v_i) = 1.50 \, \text{m/s}\)

**Problem:**
Determine the minimum final speed \((v_{b,f})\) of the bag of tools with respect to the space station that will prevent the astronaut from drifting away forever.

**Solution Space:** (Here, solve using principles of conservation of momentum.)
\[ \text{Conservation of momentum:} \]
\[ m_a \cdot v_i = m_a \cdot v_{a,f} + m_b \cdot v_{b,f} \]

Fill in the final speed \(v_{b,f}\) of the bag of tools in the box provided.
\[ v_{b,f} = \quad \, \text{m/s} \]
Transcribed Image Text:**Scenario:** An unfortunate astronaut loses grip during a spacewalk and finds himself floating away from the space station, carrying only a rope and a bag of tools. First, he attempts to throw a rope to a fellow astronaut, but the rope is too short. In a last-ditch effort, the astronaut throws his bag of tools in the direction of his motion, away from the space station. **Given:** - Mass of Astronaut \((m_a) = 102 \, \text{kg}\) - Mass of Bag of Tools \((m_b) = 10.0 \, \text{kg}\) - Initial speed of astronaut \((v_i) = 1.50 \, \text{m/s}\) **Problem:** Determine the minimum final speed \((v_{b,f})\) of the bag of tools with respect to the space station that will prevent the astronaut from drifting away forever. **Solution Space:** (Here, solve using principles of conservation of momentum.) \[ \text{Conservation of momentum:} \] \[ m_a \cdot v_i = m_a \cdot v_{a,f} + m_b \cdot v_{b,f} \] Fill in the final speed \(v_{b,f}\) of the bag of tools in the box provided. \[ v_{b,f} = \quad \, \text{m/s} \]
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