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 0.130 kg apple toward astronaut 2 with a speed of vi,1 = 1.09 m/s . The 0.150 kg orange is tossed from astronaut 2 to astronaut 1 with a speed of 1.19 m/s . Unfortunately, the fruits collide, sending the orange off with a speed of 1.05 m/s in the negative y direction.

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

B: ∘ counterclockwise from the positive x axis

Answer 1