A "Double Satellite" Is Launched into Space

question 73

Multiple Choice

A "double satellite" is launched into space.It consists of a satellite of mass m and another satellite of mass 5m.The connecting mechanism of these satellites is an explosive bolt and a compressed spring,both of negligible mass.The bolt is exploded and the satellites drift apart having been pushed by the spring.When the less massive satellite has moved a distance of 2.5 m from the center of mass of the double satellite,how far away from it is the satellite of greater mass?

• A)3.0 m
• B)2.0 m
• C)0.50 m
• D)4.5 m