8-61 A space vehicle and its fuel tank are moving with a velocity of 350 m/s toward a space station. The fuel tank is then jettisoned to the rear so that its velocity is only 250 m/s toward the station. What is the new speed of the space vehicle? The mass of the vehicle is 3.25 times that of the tank. [Ans. 380 m/s]

No. If they were initially in contact can they be moving toward contact after separation?

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