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A spaceship has an initial position of 5 and an initial velocity of 15 / the moment before it collides with an asteroid. If the

A spaceship has an initial position of 5 and an initial velocity of 15 / the moment before it collides with an asteroid. If the collision between the asteroid and the spaceship lasts for 5s (i.e., after 5s the spaceship and the asteroid are NO LONGER in contact) and creates a contact force giving a uniform acceleration of 2 / to the spaceship: a. Where will the spaceship be located after the 5 collision? b. What will the velocity of the spaceship be after the 5 collision? c. What will be the spaceship's velocity 10 after the collision? d. If the contact force between the asteroid and the spaceship was measured to be 50 N, what is the mass of the spaceship? e. Draw a plot of the Spaceship's position as a function of time 2 s before the collision until 5 s after the collision (the plot DOES NOT have to be perfect). f. Draw a plot of the Spaceship's velocity as a function of time 2 s before the collision until 5 s after the collision (the plot DOES NOT have to be perfect)

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