Far out in space, a 100,000 kg rocket and a 200,000 kg

Chapter 12, Problem 12.23

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Far out in space, a 100,000 kg rocket and a 200,000 kg rocket are docked at opposite ends of a motionless 90-m-long connecting tunnel. The tunnel is rigid and its mass is much less than that of either rocket. The rockets start their engines simultaneously, each generating 50,000 N of thrust in opposite directions. What is the structures angular velocity after 30 s?

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