University Physics Volume 1
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Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
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Chapter 9, Problem 97AP
A 100-kg astronaut finds himself separated from his spaceship by 10 m and moving away from the spaceship at 0.1 m/s. To get back to the spaceship, he throws a 10-kg tool bag away from the spaceship at 5.0 m/s. How long will he take to return to the spaceship?
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