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23 May, 13:10

A space vehicle is traveling at 2980 km/h relative to Earth when the exhausted rocket motor is disengaged and sent backward. The relative speed between the motor and the command module is then 94 km/h. The mass of the motor is four times the mass of the module. What is the speed of the command module relative to Earth just after the separation

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  1. 23 May, 15:50
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    3054.4 km/h

    Explanation:

    Using the conservation of momentum

    momentum before separation = 5M * 2980 Km/h where M represent the mass of the module while 4 M represent the mass of the motor

    initial momentum = 14900 M km/h

    let v be the new speed of the motor so that the

    new momentum = 4Mv and the new momentum of the module = M (v + 94 km/h)

    total momentum = 4Mv + Mv + 93 M = 5 Mv + 93M

    initial momentum = final momentum

    14900 M km/h = 5 Mv + 93M

    14900 km/h = 5v + 93

    14900 - 93 = 5v

    v = 2961.4 km/h

    the speed of the module = 2961.4 + 93 = 3054.4 km/h
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