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If you are an astronaut slowly drifting away from the space station, you might be able to drift back to the station by throwing a 555-kg tool rapidly in the direction that you are traveling (away from the station)

A. False

B. True

C. Don't ask me

D. No clue

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  1. Today, 03:10
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    Answer: B. True

    Explanation:

    According to Newton's third law of motion, when two bodies interact between them, appear equal forces and opposite senses in each of them.

    To understand it better:

    Each time a body or object exerts a force on a second body or object, it (the second body) will exert a force of equal magnitude but in the opposite direction on the first.

    So, if you as an astronaut in the described situation throw your tool in the direction that you are traveling (in the opposite direction of the space station), according to Newton's third law, you will be automatically moving towards the station.
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