If a rocket with a mass of #3500 "tons"# vertically accelerates at a rate of # 8/5 "m/s"^2#, how much power will the rocket have to exert to maintain its acceleration at 12 seconds?
1 Answer
Nov 19, 2017
The power is
Explanation:
The mass of the rocket is
The acceleration is
The acceleration due to gravity is
According to Newton's second Law, the net force on the rocket is
Assuming that the initial velocity of the rocket is
The velocity after
The power is