Calculate at what speed does the astronaut move

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A 70 kilogram astronaut is space-walking outside the space capsule and is stationary when the tether line breaks. As a means of returning to the capsule he throws his 2.0 kilogram space hammer at a speed of 14 m/s away from the capsule. Find at what speed does the astronaut move toward the capsule?

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