Answer
Please see the work below.
Work Step by Step
We know that astronaut should push the jet in the opposite direction of the spaceship. Thus, due to the reaction force exerted on him, he will be able to move toward the ship.
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 5 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Conceptual Questions - Page 139: 8
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