How long will it take the astronaut to reach the ship

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A 66.0 kg astronaut is stranded at a distance of 12.0m from his ship in free space. In order to get back to the ship, he throws a0.50 kg piece of equipment with a speed of 4.0 m/s directly awayfrom the space ship. How long will it take the astronaut to reach the ship?

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