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A spacecraft is traveling with a velocity of v0x = 4990 m/s along the +x direction. Two engines are turned on for a time of 947 s. One engine gives the spacecraft an acceleration in the +x direction of ax = 2.32 m/s2, while the other gives it an acceleration in the +y direction of ay = 8.34 m/s2. At the end of the firing, what is a) vx and b)vy ? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

A spacecraft is traveling with a velocity of v0x = 4990 m/s along the +x direction. Two engines are turned on for a time of 947 s. One engine gives the spacecraft an acceleration in the +x direction of ax = 2.32 m/s2, while the other gives it an acceleration in the +y direction of ay = 8.34 m/s2. At the end of the firing, what is a) vx and b)vy ? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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A spacecraft is traveling with a velocity of v 0 x = 4990 m / s along the + x direction. Two engines are turned on for a time of 947 s . One engine gives the spacecraft an acceleration in the + x direction of a x = 2.32 m / s 2 , while the other gives it an acceleration in the + y direction of a y = 8.34 m / s 2 . At the end of the firing, what is a) v x and b ) v y ? (a) Number i Units ◻ (b) Number i ◻ Units ◻

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