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Homework Statement
You're attached to a space station moving at 25000 km/h at a distance of 500 km above Earth by a rope connected to a jetpack(force 3N). Your mass is 60kg. Using the jetpack you move to the maximum extension of the rope (6m) and activate the jetpack for 3s perpendicular to the rope. What is the tension in the rope and your velocity with respect to the point of attachment on the station?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the equation for tension is FT=m(g+a) but I'm not sure about which acceleration to use (acceleration of the space station a=v^2/r where 'v' is 25000km/h and 'r' is 500km+distance from earth, or whether to find the acceleration by v=d/t & a=v/t where 'd' is the max extension of the rope and 't'=3s) and I'm not really sure about the velocity with respect to the point of attachment (would it just be v=d/t?)
Any help would be greatly appreciated