A small space probe of mass 250 kg is launched from a spacecraft near Mars. It t

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A small space probe of mass 250 kg is launched from a spacecraft near Mars. It travels toward the surface of Mars, where it will eventually land. At a time 22.9 seconds after it is launched, the probe is at location m and at this same instant its moment is44000-82 0 0> ms. At this instant he neto ce onthe probe due to the gravitational pull of Mars plus the air resistance acting on the probe isN Assuming that the net force on the probe is approximately constant during this time interval, what is the change of the momentum of the probe in the time interval from 22.9 seconds after the probe is launched to 23.1 seconds after the launch? kg-m/s What is the the momentum of the probe at time 23.1 seconds after launch? pl- Assuming that the force is nearly constant during the time interval from 22.9 seconds after the probe is launched to 23.1 seconds after the launch, so that the kg-m/s velocity is changing at a constant rate, what is the change of the position of the probe during this time interval? What is the location of the probe 23.1 seconds after launch?

Explanation / Answer

Net Force on the probe due to Gravitational Pull of Mars plus Air resistance, F = < -5000,-740,0> N

Duration during which this force is acting on the probe, t = 23.1 s - 22.9 s = 0.2 s

Since F = p/t,

p = F * t = < -5000,-740,0> N * 0.2 s = < -1000, -148,0 > kg.m/s

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