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is there anyone who knows if my relative speed between the two parts is correct?

yea you are right, they are moving directly away from each other, so I should add the two speeds together so .33333 m/s + .210526 m/s = .543859 m/s I hope I finally finished this problem, lol.

ok so right now here is my thought process: impulse is 400N*s so p final - p initial = 400 p final = 400 = 1200kg(v) 400/1200kg = .3333 m/s then, 400 = 1900kg(v) 400/-1900kg = -.210526 m/s so the two velocities are -.3333 m/s and .210526 m/s do these...

the parts should have impulses of opposite directions. One part will increase in momentum and the other will lose momentum, right?

does anyone have any ideas of where to go next? I am completely stuck.

so does that mean I should do 2(400)N/s= 1200kg+1900kg(v) so 800N/s= 3100kg(v) v= .258065m/s? I am really confused with understanding the way the information is being given to me in this problem. I feel the way I am interpreting the information is where I am getting stuck.

Hey everyone, Homework Statement A spacecraft is separated into two parts by detonating the explosive bolts that hold them together. The masses of the parts are 1200 kg and 1900 kg. The magnitude of the impulse on each part from the bolts is 400 N·s. With what relative speed do the two...