A satellite in outer space is moving at a constant velocity of 20.7 m/s in the y direction when one of its onboard thruster turns on, causing an acceleration of 0.310 m/s2 in the x direction. The acceleration lasts for 49.0 s, at which point the thruster turns off.
(a) What is the magnitude of the satellite's velocity when the thruster turns off?
(b) What is the direction of the satellite's velocity when the thruster turns off? Give your answer as an angle measured counter clockwise from the +x-axis.

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Answer:

a)24.73 m/s

b)58.56°

Explanation:

given:

[tex]U_{y}[/tex]=20.7 m/s

t=49 s

a=0.3

solution:

a)

[tex]U_{y}[/tex] = [tex]V_{y}[/tex] = 20.7 m/s

[tex]U_{x}[/tex] =0

[tex]V_{x}[/tex] = [tex]U_{x}[/tex]  + at

   = 0 + 49 x 0.3

   = 14.7 m/s

magnitude:

   =[tex]\sqrt{V_{x} ^{2}+V_{y} ^{2} }[/tex]        

   =24.73 m/s

b)

angle =tan-1 [tex](\frac{V_{y} }{V_{x} } )[/tex]

         = 58.56°

a)The magnitude of the satellite's velocity when the thruster turns off will be 24.73 m/sec.

b) The direction in terms of angle of the satellite's velocity when the thruster turns off will be 58.56°.

What is velocity?

The change of displacement with respect to time is defined as speed. Speed is a scalar quantity. It is a time-based component. Its unit is m/sec.

In the y direction initial and the final velocity are equal;

[tex]\rm U_y= V_y = 20.7 \ m/sec[/tex]

From first equation of motion;

[tex]\rm V_x= U_X +at \\\\ 0 = V_x=49 \times 0.3 \\\\ V_x=14.7 \ m/sec[/tex]

The resultant velocity in the x and y direction will be;

[tex]\rm V = \sqrt{V_x^2+V_y^2} \\\\ V=24.73 \ m/sec[/tex]

The resultant angle is found as;

[tex]\rm \theta =tan^{-1} \frac{V_y}{V_x} \\\\\ \theta =58.56 ^0[/tex]

Hence,the magnitude of the satellite's velocity and the direction in terms of angle will be 24.73 m/sec and  58.56° respectively.

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