Question

Two astronauts on opposite ends of a spaceship are comparing lunches. One has an apple, the other has an orange. They decide to trade. Astronaut 1 tosses the 0.120 kg apple toward astronaut 2 with a speed of vi,1 = 1.12 m/s . The 0.170 kg orange is tossed from astronaut 2 to astronaut 1 with a speed of 1.21 m/s . Unfortunately, the fruits collide, sending the orange off with a speed of 0.932 m/s in the negative y direction.

Part A

What are the final speed and direction of the apple in this case?

Part B

∘ counterclockwise from the positive x axis

Answer 1

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Find the speed and the counterclockwise from the positive x axis..