An astronaut in her spacesuit has a total mass of 87.0 kg,including suit and oxy

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An astronaut in her spacesuit has a total mass of 87.0 kg,including suit and oxygen tank. Her tether line loses itsattachment to her spacecraft while she's on a spacewalk. Initiallyat rest with respect to her spacecraft she throws her 12.0 kgoxygen tank away from her spacecraft with a speed of 8.0 m/s topropel herself back toward it. (a) Determine the maximum distanceshe can be from the craft and still return within 2.00 min (theamount of time the air in her helmet remains breathable.) (b)Explain in terms of Newton's laws of motion why this strategyworks.

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