Astronaut can be from the craft when the line breaks

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A 63.0 kg astronaut is ona spacewalk when the tether line to the shuttle breaks. the astronaut is able to throw a 10.0 kg oxygen tank in a direction away from the shuttle with a speed of 12m/s, propelling the astronaut back to the shuttle. Determine the maximum distance the astronaut can be from the craft when the line breaks in order to return to the craft within 60.0 s.

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