4 100 A space ship of mass Mmoves in the absence of external forces with a constant velocity vo To change the motion direction a

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4 100 A space ship of mass Mmoves in the absence of external forces with a constant velocity vo To change the motion direction a jet engine is switched on It starts ejecting a gas jet with velocity u which is constant relative to the spaceship and directed at right angles to the spaceship motion The engine is shut down when the mass of the spaceship decreases to m Through what angle a did the motion direction of the spaceship deviate due to the jet engine operation m C

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