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example

An astronaut of mass 80 kg drifts away from a spacecraft with a center of mass velocty of 2 m/s. The astronaut is very silly and starts dancing, trying hard to do "the hustle". Describe the velocity of the center of mass as a function of time.

Assume, as is usual in this situation that no external forces act on the astronaut.



Joshua Deutsch
Fri Jan 17 12:19:41 PST 1997