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Spacecraft voyager 2 (of mass [tex]m[/tex] and speed [tex]v[/tex] relative to the sun) approaches the planet Jupiter (of mass [tex]M[/tex] and speed [tex]v_J[/tex] relative to the sun). The spacecraft rounds the planet and departs in the opposite direction. What is its speed, relative to the sun, after this slingshot encounter, which can be anylized as a collision? Assumer [tex]v = 12km/s[/tex] and [tex]v_J = 13km/s[/tex] (the orbital speed of jupiter). The mass of Jupiter is very much grater than the mass of the spacecraft .
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks