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A space station has the form of a hoop of radius R, with mass M. Initially its center of mass is not moving, but it is spinning. Then a small package of mass m is thrown by a spring-loaded gun toward a nearby spacecraft as shown in Figure 3.66; the package has a speed v after launch. Calculate the center-of-mass velocity (a vector) of the space station after the launch.

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The horizontal and vertical components of the center of the mass of the satellite are vx=mM±¹³¦´Ç²õθand vy=mM±¹²õ¾±²Ôθ, respectively.

Step by step solution

01

Given

The mass of the launched package is m

The mass of the space station is M

The radius of the space station is M

The initial speed of the space station is 0

The initial speed of the launched package is v→

02

Conservation of linear momentum

The linear momentum remains conserved in an elastic collision, therefore, if two masses m1,andm2have the initial velocities of v1,andv2and final velocities of v3,andv4, then according to the law of conservation of momentum, we will have,

m1v1+m2v2=m1v3+m2v4

03

Conservation of momentum in the x-direction

Horizontal components of the launched package are ±¹³¦´Ç²õθ, while the space station has the speeds before and after the launch 0andvx, respectively.

Therefore, according to the law of conservation of linear momentum, we will have,

m±¹³¦´Ç²õθ=MvxMvx=mv³¦´Ç²õθvx=mM±¹³¦´Ç²õθ

04

Conservation of momentum in the y-direction

Vertical components of the launched package are ±¹²õ¾±²Ôθ, while the space station has the speeds before and after the launch 0andvy, respectively.

Therefore, according to the law of conservation of linear momentum, we will have,

m±¹²õ¾±²Ôθ=MvyMvy=mv²õ¾±²Ôθvy=mM±¹²õ¾±²Ôθ

Thus, the horizontal and vertical components of the center of the mass of the satellite are vx=mM±¹³¦´Ç²õθand vy=mM±¹²õ¾±²Ôθ, respectively.

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